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Kaufman County approves JAG grant application for 3-D crime-scene scanner; sheriff presents annual activity trends
Summary
The commissioners approved applying for a 100% JAG grant to buy a 3-D crime-scene scanner (about $120,000). The sheriff also presented a year-end summary showing some categories of crime down while jail admissions and prisoner holds rose.
Kaufman County commissioners voted Jan. 21 to allow the sheriff’s office to apply for a Justice Assistance Grant to purchase a 3-D crime-scene scanner, and heard the sheriff’s year-end activity and financial summary.
The vote authorizing the grant application followed a presentation by the sheriff’s office, which said the scanner would cost about $120,000 and the award would be a 100% grant. The sheriff said the equipment would let deputies process smaller scenes without relying on the Texas Rangers’ equipment and help avoid overtaxing regional resources. Commissioner Moore moved to…
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