PRESS RELEASE October 24, 2019
As the tax appraisal notices come out, I want to take a moment to say how much we appreciate the tax payer’s support here at the Sheriff’s Office. I also want to let local tax payers know we do all we can to be good stewards of resources they give us and we have put a great deal of effort into getting grants to support our small county’s law enforcement and public safety efforts.
Since taking office in 2017, we have obtained the following grants in support of our public safety efforts here at the Real County Sheriff’s Office:
Body worn cameras for the officers | $11,440 |
Rifle Resistant Body Armor for officers | $8,700 |
Law Enforcement Response Equipment and vehicles | $44,230 |
Law Enforcement Response Equipment and vehicles | $47,000 |
NIBRS – National Incident Based Reporting System With Computer Assisted Dispatching and Records Management System | $80,309 |
Critical Needs for public safety equipment | $73,297 |
Critical Equipment for vehicles | $46,242 |
Standard officer body armor | $8,900 |
Jail cameras and recording equipment | $1,800 |
Telepsych service equipment | $2,400 |
EOC Storage Container | $3,000 |
Impound yard Leakey | $10,000 |
Impound yard Camp Wood | $10,000 |
Total value in grants and donations | $347,318 |