Tribal Grant Is Sought To Fund New Sheriff's Patrol Vehicles - AzJournal.com
Members of the Navajo County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday the acceptance of funds from the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) to replace some high-mileage county law enforcement vehicles. The board’s approval poises the GRIC to review the proposed grant to fund the purchase of three 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 model pickup trucks through the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office at the cost of $146,321. 16. The trucks will replace three vehicles... Due to current fiscal conditions within the county stemming in part from the 2008 economic recession, the sheriff’s office is struggling to replace vehicles in order to provide adequate law enforcement services countywide. Law enforcement vehicles in the Metro Phoenix area average 60,000 to 70,000 miles per vehicle each year,” he said. The sheriff’s office reports it responded to or initiated 24,786 recorded incidents countywide in 2014. Due to the rural nature of law enforcement within the county, deputies routinely drive several hundred miles each work week, often in adverse... Source: www.azjournal.com
