Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is set to begin the new year with a large amount of upgraded equipment.
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved, Tuesday, Dec. 17, the purchase of 17 Grappler units, 100 body and vehicle cameras and 100 Tasers. The Grappler units and associated equipment comes from an agreement with Stock Enterprises, LLC, and costs $109,343.48, while the cameras and Tasers stem from a 10-year contract with Axon in the amount of $4,911,044.
Sheriff Derek Sanders told the commissioners that the department was already awarded the funding and budget authority for the purchase of the Grappler units, but that it must come back before the board to purchase a specific set number of sole source items. He added that TCSO is in the process of securing one final grant for the Grappler units and the cost of grappler units has decreased recently…