A Message from Sheriff Tom Jones regarding Community Surveillance Cameras
I am happy to announce that the Board of County Commissioners today approved the Sheriff’s Office to purchase 18 video surveillance cameras to be installed in the Larson community, the Beverly/Schawana area and the Courthouse Campus in Ephrata. The cost of the project is about $68,000.
The mission of the cameras is to help us catch bad guys. The camera footage will be used to record the actions of persons or vehicles associated with criminal acts. That is our concern and the purpose for installing these cameras. The cameras will be focused on public areas, specifically streets and sidewalks.
In addition to the enhancement of courthouse security, the cameras are necessary for the security of two Grant County communities facing difficult crime problems. The cameras will be fixed sets of eyes which we can reference when trying to solve crimes. Since we can’t have a deputy on every street corner, the cameras will give us the additional help we need. The recorded footage can be used to help prosecutors and be shown to juries during the trials of alleged criminals.
I want to thank the Commissioners for their support through funding this important project. I also want to thank the citizens of Grant County – especially the Larson community – as we continue to work together to make Grant County a safer place to live, work and raise our families.
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Address/Location
Grant County Sheriff's Office
35 C St NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 509-754-2011
Kyle Foreman
Public Information Officer
[email protected]
509-760-3713