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Jail body scanner finds gun on woman arrested for drugs
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA21) -- When body scanners were installed at the Allen County jail a year ago, Sheriff Dave Gladieux knew they would find drugs that people were trying to smuggle behind bars. But what one of those scanners found November 2 startled all the...
Anoka County Jail Begins Operating First Full Body Scanner In Minnesota
Northumberland County purchases full-body scanner for jail
SUNBURY — Northumberland County Jail Warden Bruce Kovach reported a $149,000 Intercept full-body scanner purchased by the county for the jail was installed last week. During a 15-minute prison board meeting Wednesday, Kovach said the scanner, which is similar to those...
Wapello County jail to receive body scanner
OTTUMWA — In an effort to crack down on potential contraband or weapons filtering through the Wapello County Jail, the county board of supervisors approved a request from the sheriff's office to purchase a Tek84 Intercept full-body scanner for the jail during...
County jail to get body scanner
DOBSON — Catching people attempting to smuggle contraband into and throughout the jail will be easier with a new piece of equipment approved by county officials this month. Earlier this year, the Surry County Sheriff’s Office received funds from the state as part of...
Coffee County Jail employs state-of-the-art scanner to keep contraband out
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (WDHN) — Before the end of this year, the Coffee County Jail will be the first in the Wiregrass to use a state-of-the-art booking scanner. The TEK-84 uses a radiation beam detects threats concealed within the body. It eliminates the need for strip...
Tek84 dominating the security body scanner market: receives its 200th order
San Diego, CA, USA – 10/13/20 – Tek84 is pleased to announce that it has received the 200th order of its revolutionary whole-body scanner, the Intercept. The recent order from the Suffolk County Jail, New York, marks a milestone in Tek84’s prolific growth since...
Pulaski County Sheriff Seeing Results with Jail’s New Body Scanner
The Pulaski County Jail’s new body scanner is already proving to be a good investment, according to Sheriff Jeff Richwine. “It’s already found its first contraband, so it’s already paid off to that extent, I think,” he told the county commissioners Monday. The...
Scanner to keep drugs out of jail
AUBURN — No more sneaking drugs or contraband into the DeKalb County Jail — not even inside the body. The jail’s new body scanner has arrived and will begin operation Thursday. It will check every arriving inmate for drugs, weapons or anything else the person...
CARES Act pays for new body scanner at jail
ALBION — In this instance, at least, the coronavirus pandemic became an opportunity. After two days of training Tuesday and Wednesday, the Noble County Jail went live with its TEK84 Intercept high-security contraband detection system full body scanner. ...
Knox County Jail Installs New Body Scanner
The scanner is thanks to funding from the CARES act. KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - A new body scanner has been installed in the Knox County jail. The sheriff's office received the device thanks to funding from the CARES act. Inmates step into the machine and have their...
Vigo County Commissioners approve body scanner for Juvenile Justice Center
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – A new piece of safety equipment is coming to the Vigo County Juvenile Justice Center. Tuesday, Vigo County commissioners approved a body scanner for the center. Officials say the technology will allow for more thorough scanning while...
Walker County Jail adds new scanners to check temperatures of inmates
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. — Walker County Jail adds new scanners to check temperatures of inmates. Learn more in the video.
Walker Co. Sheriff’s Office gets body temperature scanner through CARES Act
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Walker County Sheriff's Office announced the installation of a new full-body scanner funded through government coronavirus relief efforts. The sheriff's office said the scanner will take the temperatures of inmates being booked into...
Blair County prison to get full body scanner
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is preparing to buy a full body scanner at $169,000 to use at the county prison. The scanner, similar to a walk-through version used at larger airports, can be paid for with the county’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act...
Sheriff’s Office staffing back to full strength; jail receives body scanner
As of July 25th, the Logan County Sheriff's Office is back to full staffing levels. In mid March, Sheriff Randy Dodds was forced to furlough 21 employees from the road, corrections, and dispatch divisions and reduce hours for his administrative team as well as...
Corrections, jail to get body scanners
JASPER — If all goes as planned, Dubois County Community Corrections and the county jail will each be outfitted with a body scanner that will scan inmates and corrections participants when they return to the facilities.Dubois County Emergency Management Agency...
It’s reality TV, but not the reality now at the Etowah Co. Jail
While “60 Days In” is giving viewers a warts-and-no washing view of the Etowah County Detention Center at the time seven undercover inmates were there, Sheriff Jonathon Horton said changes already have been made to make conditions better at the jail. The series that...
Etowah County Installs Intercept Scanner in County Jail
The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office has made necessary improvements to ensure the safety of both inmates and correctional officers. A new state-of-the-art full body scanner has been installed in the jail’s booking area where inmates are first processed. In addition to...
Sheriff’s Department adds new technology
GREENSBURG — A new piece of technology has been added to the county’s crime fighting arsenal. On Oct. 10, a Tek 84, state-of-the-art, full body scanner was installed at the existing Decatur County Detention Center. Originally scheduled to arrive in time for...
Etowah County Jail scanner can detect contraband in 4 seconds
The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office is using the Intercept Scanner, a new state-of-the-art, full-body contraband detection system. The scanner was installed November 6 in the jail’s booking area where inmates are first processed. In addition to detecting metal like a...
Finding contraband: New body scanner finds hidden items on those being booked into jail
The days of smuggling narcotics and other contraband into the Bartholomew County Jail may be over. At least that’s the hope of Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies after receiving state-of-the-art scanner technology to detect contraband late last summer. After six...
Flagler Jail Joins Growing List of Counties Adding Full-Body Scanning of Inmates
Some of the contraband individuals booked at the Flagler County jail have tried to bring in includes cell phones, drugs, pocket knives, razors, razor blades, a screw driver, cigarettes, cigarette lighters, and “a few syringes,” as a sheriff’s spokesperson described...
Full-body Scanning Facts
A full-body scanner is a device that detects objects on a person's body for security screening purposes, without physically removing clothes or making physical contact. Depending on the technology used, the operator may see an alternate-wavelength image of...
New Body Scanners Detect Items Before They’re A Threat At Kane County Jail
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (CBS) — An inmate at the Kane County Jail tried to smuggle a chunk of metal from a broom handle, and it could have been a weapon to attack guards. But as CBS 2’s Lauren Victory reported, new technology is in action to detect such items before...