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Sheriffs office seeks equipment upgrades and cameras amid privacy questions
Summary
Story County sheriffs office asked supervisors to approve purchases including rifle-rated ballistic shields (eight; ~$22,000), a DJI M4T drone (~$11,000), a $38,000 cascade air refill system, sniper-rifle replacements and four new parking-lot cameras (~$14,000); supervisors raised privacy and retention concerns about surveillance.
Sheriff Paul Fitzgeralds staff presented multiple equipment and technology requests at the Feb. 6 Story County budget work session, seeking money for ballistic shields, a drone, a cascade air refill system, sniper-rifle replacements, upgraded cameras and vehicle replacements.
Equipment highlights: field services commander Liz Quinn described an initial request for 23 rifle-rated ballistic shields that was scaled to $22,000 to buy eight shields (level-3, rifle-rated) so deputies could pilot use and training; the shields were justified as a protective measure for patrol. Staff…
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