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Sheriff's office seeks federal allocation to replace body cameras, tasers and fleet cameras; board authorizes grant application
Summary
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office told commissioners it applied for a congressionally directed spending allocation routed through the COPS program to cover hardware for body‑worn cameras, tasers and fleet cameras. The board authorized the application and offered support; hardware ask was negotiated to about $1.7 million.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on April 1 authorized the sheriff's office to pursue a federal allocation request intended to help replace its body‑worn cameras, tasers and fleet cameras.
Jeff Price, the sheriff's business manager, told the board that the office is at the end of life for its current systems and sought congressional directed spending routed through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. Sheriff Thad Rupert said the…
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