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Sheriff's office accepts canine-tracking units and seeks K-9 replacement funds
Summary
Harrison County approved acceptance of four donated Visitec canine-tracking units (first-year monitoring included) and noted K-9 replacement costs have risen; the sheriff's office will seek fundraising options to replace an ailing dog.
The Harrison County Commissioners Court voted Jan. 28 to accept an anonymous donation that will provide four small Visitec tracking units for sheriff's office K-9s.
Lieutenant Frank described the devices as "very small tracking device[s]" that use GPS and alternative positioning to help find a dog if it becomes separated from its handler. "The units themselves were $200 a piece, and the remainder of the money was $10 a month for monitoring," Frank said, and he noted the first-year monitoring cost is included in the donation; the department will budget for monitoring thereafter. Frank also said the office is short one K-9 after an early retirement due to health and is considering fundraising to pay increasingly higher replacement costs, which he said have risen from about $10,000 to $15,000 or more for dual-purpose dogs.
The court approved acceptance of the donated units 5-0 and recorded appreciation for continuing community donors to the K-9 program.
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