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Jefferson County sheriff reports rising sworn staffing, new wildland mitigation unit and use of Flock cameras in recent quarter
Summary
Sheriff Reggie Marinelli told commissioners July 22 that the sheriff's office has graduated two training classes, opened a 30-recruit academy, is staffing a proactive fire-mitigation unit funded by ballot measure 1A, and credited Flock camera networks for helping detectives capture suspects in several cases including an attempted abduction.
Sheriff Reggie Marinelli briefed the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on July 22 about the law enforcement authority's second-quarter activity, including recruitment gains, a new proactive wildland fire mitigation capability and continued use of automated camera systems for vehicle identification.
Marinelli said the department has graduated two classes and opened a new academy this month with 30 recruits, moves he said should raise sworn staffing toward authorized levels "in the next year and a half, two years at the most." He also described hiring for the wildland fire mitigation team approved by voters in ballot measure 1A and said the unit's smaller Type 4/5 mitigation truck will…
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