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Ocean Shores police outline staffing gaps and equipment upgrades including new body cameras and license-plate readers
Summary
Police Chief Nikki Logan told the Ocean Shores Public Safety Committee the department faces two vacant sworn positions, plans to replace obsolete tasers and upgrade body-worn cameras, and is evaluating in‑car cameras and pole-mounted license-plate readers, with an estimated $318,000 price tag for tasers and body cams and a separate multi-year contract for vehicle cameras.
Police Chief Nikki Logan told the Ocean Shores Public Safety Committee on Nov. 18 that the department is working to fill two sworn vacancies and plans several equipment upgrades intended to improve investigations and officer accountability.
Chief Logan introduced newly hired Deputy Chief Carrie Vestal, who started this week and will replace Logan when she retires in March, and said a recruit is graduating from the academy tomorrow and will begin patrol training. She said the department still has two vacant sworn positions after a conditional offer fell through and that interviews are scheduled this week, with one lateral…
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