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Sheriff's office awarded $15,755 crime‑scene technology grant; no local match required
Summary
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received a $15,755.94 crime‑scene technology grant from the attorney general’s office, funded 100% with no local match. The equipment will include portable scene lighting, smart boards for briefings and a transportable tent for multi‑agency incidents.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office announced Sept. 8 that it received a $15,755.94 crime‑scene technology grant from the Kansas Attorney General’s office. Sheriff’s staff said the award is 100 percent funded and requires no county match.
Deputy Tyler Partis — who wrote the grant application, the sheriff said — presented the award and described requested items: portable scene lights to illuminate large outdoor scenes; a 55‑inch smart board with swivel mount for the sheriff’s emergency response trailer; an 86‑inch fixed smart board for the squad room to support large briefings and multi‑agency training; and a transportable fold-up canvas tent that can be used as shade, a triage center or an operations hub at outdoor incidents.
Sheriff’s staff said the tent will be marked with the sheriff’s office logo and will help keep officers and partner agencies out of the elements during prolonged investigations. The sheriff credited Deputy Partis with the application and said county administration will coordinate administrative follow-up.
No county match is required, and the commission acknowledged the award during the meeting. Staff said they are completing administrative paperwork and will procure equipment consistent with the grant terms.
Why this matters: Equipment funded by the grant is intended to improve field safety, multi‑agency coordination and evidence‑collection capability during outdoor and large‑scale incidents.
