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Commissioners fund new K-9 capacity, overtime patrols and a body-scanner upgrade for sheriff's office
Summary
Porter County approved appropriations to support the sheriff's specialized K-9 capability, an AI-enabled body scanner upgrade, and overtime for overweight-vehicle enforcement following staff presentations on regional demand and enforcement results.
Porter County commissioners approved multiple sheriff's office requests for equipment and enforcement funding, including per-diem support for a federally mandated bomb K-9, additional patrol-K9 funding, overtime for overweight-vehicle enforcement details and an upgrade to a gel body scanner with AI-assisted anomaly recognition.
Sheriff's Office staff described the regional role of their specialized…
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