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Deputies geared for second chance situations

Published 12:17am Friday, July 13, 2012

NATCHEZ — Adams County’s patrol deputies and narcotics agents are armored up after they received 25 new bulletproof vests Wednesday.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office was awarded an $8,125 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bulletproof Vest Partnership. The funds received were a 50-percent match for the purchase of the 25 Second Chance-brand vests.

The ACSO was one of 61 Mississippi law enforcement jurisdictions to receive the grant this year. While the ACSO has been awarded the vest grant in the past, it has been several years.

Sheriff Chuck Mayfield said the life of a bulletproof vest could be a matter of life or death for an officer.

“It’s been about 10 years since we’ve been awarded anything like this,” said. “The average life of one of these vests is five years. And every day, the safety of our deputies is of utmost priority, so to be able to offer 25 officers newer and safer gear is a great feeling.”

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  • Anonymous

    I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND. ARE THE NPD BULLET PROOF? ARE THERE JOB THAT DIFFERENCE FROM THE ACSO? HOW CAN EVERYTIME YOU LOOK-UP THE ACSO IS ALWAYS GETTING ALL OF THE GOODIES? WHY WASN’T HALF OF THAT $8,125 DIVIDED BETWEEN THE BOTH? IT’S LIKE THE NPD DON’T EXIST, AND THE ACSO IS GOING TO WAR EVERY DAY.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/YP3XKECPIHGMWEZFDFQAVHE6OE Mike

    Mayfield was elected to represent ACSO not the NPD. The Chief is responsible for taking care of that. In a ideal world, it would be nice for both departments to receive funds to help out their employees/officers. However it doesnt fall under Mayfields responsibility to work for the ACSO and the NPD.

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