Lyon County commissioners are set to approve some new equipment for the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office that will allow officers to more efficiently search for drugs in the county.
Corey Doudican of the sheriff’s office demonstrated some interdiction equipment for commissioners during Wednesday’s commission meeting. Doudican said the equipment comes in a kit with an 80-inch fiber optic scope and a density meter. The scope can be inserted into dashboards and gas tanks to find compartments that may contain drugs. The density meter measures the density of objects such as tires and floors to see if there is more density than there should be. The sheriff’s office has been using equipment from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
“It saves us time,” Doudican said. “It saves us probably two to three hours out there on the road.”
The equipment will save the department time because officers can more easily find compartments instead of having to haul a car in and have the gas tank removed or have the dash board removed. The equipment will cost about $18,750. Commissioners placed the item on today’s consent agenda. The money will come out of the drug forfeiture fund.
Also during Wednesday’s commission meeting:
- Chip Woods, Lyon County engineer discussed BG Consultants’ proposal for roadway evaluation and testing for access options to the proposed Westar Peaking Plant and discuss how to pay for evaluation.
- Woods discussed having Midwest Striping in Grand Island, Neb., stripe asphalt roads at an estimated cost of $30,000 and how to pay for the contract. Item placed on today’s consent agenda.
- Woods discussed Koss Construction Co. using Road 170 from Overlander Street west of Road G and north from Road 170 to Highway 50 as a haul road for the Kansas Turnpike project. Woods said if the roads are approved by KDOT as haul roads, it’s up to the contractor to keep them maintained.
- Lougene Marsh, executive director of the Flint Hills Community Health Center, gave a quarterly report. She also said that the shipment of flu vaccines has not arrived at the health center yet, but she expects it to arrive the first part of November. She said the center will issue a press release when vaccine is available.
MerleCrimbatt (anonymous) says...
Yes, Yes, YES. I like the fiber optic scope and density meter. There are better ways to catch the bad guys though. Most of them put stuff in their shoes - just ask them to take their shoes off, or put chips (satellite) from the beginning so you (we and/or I) know where they are. Then you can use the fiber optic for short distance (< 80 ft) communication(s) or to decorate a hot tub (lights for less - get it, but only exterior or above waters)?
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