(Sidney, Iowa) – The Holiday “Step Wave” will across Iowa is underway through November 28th. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says a STEP grant will help buy a camera system for one of their patrol vehicles. The camera system that is in the current vehicles are at getting to the end of their support. Watch Guard has discontinued the body cameras that the S/O uses, and they will discontinue the car cameras in 2024. Support for the system Fremont County uses will eventually stop. The cost is about five-thousand dollars for the car system and installation per vehicle.

During the Wave the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office will be doing several projects with the Iowa State Patrol in the county, including a seatbelt enforcement.  Chief Deputy Sheriff Tim Bothwell says “Many times, when we are doing seatbelt enforcement, we hear that wearing one should be “my choice”.

“Not wearing one,” he says, “can have many immediate side effects, death, or disability. Trauma to the family and friends to the loss of a loved one. Along with financial loss and the stability of the household.”