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Sheriff and fire chief cite technology, new training campus and Lake Lanier rescue boat as priority investments
Summary
Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Joe Perkins emphasized technology — drones and a regional real‑time crime center — as critical to modern policing. Fire Chief Barry Head described a planned 34‑acre training facility off Martin Road and a new rescue/fire boat for Lake Lanier funded via SPLOST.
Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Joe Perkins said technology now underpins most investigations and that the sheriff's office is investing in systems and facilities to match that shift. "Technology is the short answer," Perkins said, noting cryptocurrency and other digital investigations increasingly drive evidence needs.
Perkins said the sheriff's office already has…
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