Someone else's surplus
Sunday, November 22, 2015
With the recent departure of five armored semi tractors, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department rid itself of one of some of the last, most visible symbols of the department's former involvement with a military surplus program. Another big step came several months ago when Sheriff Scott Stockton and Chief Deputy Phil Parker oversaw the return of five machine guns. The sheriff told the Putnam County Commissioners back in April that the department was getting out of the program, but it has taken much of 2015 to actually return the dozens of items acquired over a number of years.