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Sheriff Council members present new
Tasers to uniformed deputies of the
Placer County Sheriff's Department.
From left are Chris Champlin,
Sean Lehmann, Deputy Aaron Ames, Don Vanderschoot,
Kurt Halverstadt, Don Gwinn
and Deputy Ben Glau.
Ballistic Shields
for Deputy Safety
Local DARE Graduation
June 2009
Sheriff's Department
Honor Guard
Uniforms
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Sheriff's Council
Accomplishments
The Placer County Sheriff's Council's goal is to fill the gap between the public's need for increasing law enforcement services and tightening county budgets.
The Sheriff's Council raises funds for non-budgeted items for Placer County Sheriff's Office.
Since our inception in 2004, we have raised money and purchased Pepperball
Systems, Ballistic Shields, Tasers,
and new Honor Guard Uniforms.
Tasers for Placer County Sheriff's Department
The Placer County Sheriff's Department is now using a less than-lethal device to apprehend suspects and resolve incidents with minimal force.
With the help of the Placer County Sheriff's Council, a group of business and community leaders dedicated to filling the gap between the public's
need for increasing law enforcement services and tightening county budgets, the sheriff's department has purchased and is now using less-lethal
devices known as Tasers.
The 10 Tasers, which cost the department $17,000, are expected to reduce the number of injuries in situations involving combatants and dramatically increase the safety of citizens, officers, and suspects involved in these incidents, officials said.
“Tasers will provide officers with a less than lethal force option and the ability to defuse potentially dangerous situations when confronted by a violent subject,” said Lt. Jeff Ausnow of the Placer County Sheriff’s Department.
Ausnow said that it would have been difficult for the Sheriff's Department to obtain these weapons without the help of the Sheriff's Council.
The council has also previously helped purchase vital equipment such as ballistic shields and pepper ball gun systems, in addition to new honor guard uniforms.
"This citizens group has gone "above and beyond" to help its local law enforcement acquire tools that increase officer safety and help reduce the likelihood of injuries to citizens and suspects,” Ausnow said. “The Sheriff’s Department has been hit hard by the recent budget cuts and it would have been nearly impossible for us to purchase these Tasers on our own.”
(excerpt from The Auburn Journal, by Jenna Nielsen, Journal Staff Writer )
March 5, 2008 - Training Cartridges for TASERS Qualification
The initial procurement of new high tech Taser systems (that captures both video and audio recordings) required comprehensive staff training and qualification. To support this undertaking,
Sheriff's Council assisted the department by procurement of training cartridges and supplies.
June 9, 2008 - TASER SYSTEMS
The successful initial deployment of Taser devices prompts the Sheriff’s Council to donate an additional 10 Taser systems.
This increases the number of deputies now quipped with this incredible non-fatal tool to subdue and control difficult individuals.
June, 2009 - Additional TASER SYSTEMS
Ten additional devices were authorized for procurement by the Sheriff’s Council. Deputies are excided to be equipped with this very
effective non-fatal enforcement tool. Field results have to date have proven to very effective in dealing with combative or hostile individuals.
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Ballistic Shields for Deputy Safety
March 2007 - Ballistic Shields Add to Deputy Safety
Placer County Sheriff's Council purchased six (6) Ballistic Shields to be deployed with each Sheriff Sergeant.
These new lightweight shields are smaller then the type used by SWAT-Teams, making them easy to store in patrol vehicles.
Unique law enforcement tools such as these ballistic shields coupled with the recent procurement of "Pepperball" guns
by the Sheriff's Council provide a high degree of safety when utilized against possible armed suspects, school shootings and
other critical situations where officer safety is in jeopardy.
January 6, 2008 - Additional Ballistic Shields
Additional Ballistic Shields were purchased to provide safety to Deputies when entering buildings or looking into vehicles where deputy
safety is a consideration. Each field supervisor has a Ballistic Safety shield in their patrol vehicle.
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Less-Lethal Weapons Using Pepper Balls
May 26, 2006
New Less-Lethal Weapons Using Pepper Balls - Placer County Sheriff's Council donated funds for the purchase of ten (10) Pepper Ball
"less- lethal" enforcement systems.
Pepper Ball technology is an effective, less-lethal law enforcement tool that offers deputies an
additional dimension to control individual's other then lethal force. The recoilless launchers allow accurate targeting and provide
increased officer safety during a variety of situations, including hostage rescue, riot control, domestic violence and "suicide
by cop."
The Placer County Sheriff's Department is now using a less than-lethal device to apprehend suspects and resolve incidents with minimal force.
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Sheriff Department Honor Guard Uniforms
August 31, 2007 - Sheriff Department Honor Guard Uniforms
Council equipped the Placer County Sheriff Department with new honor guard uniforms. The Sheriff’s honor guard, made up of sergeants
and deputies, provides many services from posting the colors at community events to attending law enforcement funerals for officers
killed in the line of duty.
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Placer County DARE Program
April 22, 2004
First donation was made to the Placer County DARE Program. DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is taught by Placer County Sheriff's deputies to
thousands of elementary and middle school students countywide each year.
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