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Harford County Board approves purchase of 100 Glock handguns for detention deputies
Summary
The Board of Estimates unanimously approved up to $145,863 to purchase 100 Glock 45 MOS handguns so each Harford County Detention Center Correctional Deputy can be issued a firearm, citing operational, safety and liability concerns with the current shared-pool model.
The Harford County Board of Estimates on Feb. 24 unanimously approved a recommendation from the Harford County Sheriff's Office to purchase 100 Glock 45 MOS handguns for Correctional Deputies at the Detention Center.
Senior Deputy Marco Barresi told the Board the detention center currently has about 140 sworn deputies with firearm certification who share a pool of roughly 25 firearms. "The practice of sharing firearms presents several operational, safety, and liability concerns," Barresi said, and the Sheriff's Office recommended issuing a firearm to each Correctional Deputy. The Board approved an award not to exceed $145,863 to Safeware, Incorporated of Lanham, Maryland under Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.
Treasurer Robert Sandlass moved the motion; Joseph Siemek, director of the Department of Public Works, seconded it. The motion was recorded as unanimously approved by the Board of Estimates.
Why it matters: Deputies who are certified to carry firearms at the Harford County Detention Center currently rotate use of a small shared inventory. The Sheriff's Office framed the procurement as aligning the facility with modern correctional safety standards and reducing liability associated with shared equipment.
What the Board approved: purchase of 100 Glock 45 MOS handguns, vendor Safeware, Inc., not to exceed $145,863, approved under Harford County Code Section 41-25. The transcript did not specify delivery timing or the planned schedule for issuing the weapons to individual deputies.
The Board took no separate public comment on the item during the meeting; the procurement was approved as presented.
