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Commissioners approve ALPR agreement, LESO renewal and accept donated armored vehicle
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The court authorized a TxDOT agreement for automated license‑plate readers, renewed the LESO equipment agreement with the state and accepted a donated armored vehicle for the sheriff’s SRT team; commissioners discussed maintenance and funding for such equipment.
Liberty County commissioners on April 14 approved several law‑enforcement items, including a resolution authorizing the sheriff to enter a multiple‑use agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to install automated license‑plate recognition (ALPR) cameras on state right‑of‑way, renewal of the LESO (Law Enforcement Support Office) agreement and acceptance of a donated armored vehicle for the county SRT team.
A sheriff’s office representative said the ALPR readers help identify stolen vehicles, wanted persons and other law‑enforcement priorities; roughly nine additional readers are planned and the equipment will be paid from the sheriff’s fund. The court approved the resolution.
The LESO renewal, an annual agreement that allows the sheriff to request equipment made available through Department of Defense surplus programs, was also approved. Commissioners then considered a donated armored vehicle from Loomis Armored US LLC valued at about $2,000 for SRT use. One commissioner cautioned that donated vehicles can carry future maintenance costs — citing a local example where a donated bus required expensive repairs — but the sheriff’s office said the unit is in good condition and that county reserves and a commissioner’s contribution could help with upkeep.
The court approved these law‑enforcement items during the regular session; the sheriff’s office said some of the ALPR units were already in place under prior deployments and that the county is expanding coverage.
