Chair raises ride-along and missing-receipt concerns; sheriff rep requests less-lethal shotguns and training
Dec 8, 2025
Chair Jim Gwennap asked the sheriff's representative to address deputies allowing family members to ride along and noted $1,321 in missing receipts on a county credit card. Sheriff representative Trenton Ringle said he would check policy, purchased fire extinguishers for patrol vehicles, requested two Mossberg 590A1 less-lethal shotguns at $775 each, and said two officers will attend Taser training Dec. 12 in Beloit.
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Chair Jim Gwennap told the meeting he was concerned that deputies have been allowing family members to ride along in patrol units. Trenton Ringle, who joined the meeting, said he would address the issue and check whether a policy exists. Gwennap also reported $1,321.00 in missing credit-card receipts on employee Travis Conaway’s county card; Ringle said that if receipts are lost, the employee is responsible to reimburse the county.
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