San Andreas, CA…The sheriff and the sheriff’s office administrative team continue to work to solve outdated equipment conditions. A purchase last week totaling $11,937.61 included 6 bulletproof vests, 30 rapid containment batons with holsters along with various holsters for pistols and radios. The batons finish out updating the patrol and corrections divisions with batons. Last year Friends of the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office (FOCSO) purchased 30 of the same batons with funds donated from the community.

The funds for this purchase came from the Sequoia Woods Country/Men’s & Women’s Club in Arnold who held a golf tournament on August 20th and donated $13,000 of its proceeds to FOCSO, a nonprofit that supports the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office.

“The sheriff taking a preventative approach in updating equipment is unique because in our rural county keeping the same equipment for decades has been the status quo, so we were very pleased to receive the purchase request from the Sheriff last week for Bullet Proof Vest for the Investigations Division along with other safety equipment” stated
Keesey, FOCSO’S Executive Director. “It is critically important to have up to date tactical equipment for law enforcement, now, not after something tragic happens. A huge Thank You to Sequoia Woods and everyone who supports FOCSO and makes it possible for the department to make updates, the support from the community really lifts them up”.

For donations or membership details please visit
www.FriendsoftheCalaverasSheriffsOffice.org