The Douglas County Sheriff's Office recently completed their upgrade to digital hand-held radios thanks to a money-saving purchase made possible by funds provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Advisory Council.
"Both federal and state mandates require that all of our radios be digital by 2008," Sheriff Ron Pierini said. "We were about 20 radios short and did not have the funds to make the purchase. One of our primary vendors had a short-window sale in which these radios were offered for 50 percent off. The sheriff's advisory council came through with full funding which allowed us to save over $15,000."
The new radios will now allow all sheriff's reserve deputies to maintain radio communication while on duty at special events.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Advisory Council is a non-profit service organization founded to raise funds for extraordinary expenses of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Advisory Council members encourage anyone to help by contributing to the Douglas County Sheriff's Council (Federal EIN 20-1308918).
Checks should be mailed to Douglas County Sheriff's Council, PO Box 1002, Minden, Nev. 89423.
Contributions are 100 percent deductible. For further information on the Council call Chairman Carl Malkmus at 782-4931.
