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Man booked after attempting to internally smuggle drugs into Carson City Jail
A 33-year-old transient man was booked for felony possession of Fentanyl after he allegedly attempted to smuggle the substance into the Carson City Jail while he was being transported on a warrant. According to the arrest report, Kyle James Tesmilles was arrested on a...
Arrestee accused of trying to smuggle gun into jail
NASHVILLE — Authorities have charged a Rocky Mount man with trying to smuggle into jail a firearm hidden in his groin area. Turkise Petway, 27, of Lindsey Street faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon by a prisoner. At noon on April...
Levy County Sheriff’s Office introduces a new body scanner
LEVY COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) - Levy County Sheriff’s Office deputies have a new tool to keep drugs out of the jail and detention center . In a press release, deputy officials announced the use of the new Tek84 Intercept® Body Scanners. The tool is used to detect illegal...
Suffolk County Purchases Tek84 Intercept® Body Scanners
More than 500 Intercept systems now deployed in 40 U.S. states and territories SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tek84 Inc. today announced that Suffolk County, Massachusetts has purchased two Intercept® body scanners for the discovery of illegal weapons,...
Canyon County Jail installs new body scanner
CALDWELL, Idaho — The Canyon County Sheriff's Office recently finalized the installation of the Tek84 Intercept body scanner at the county jail. The body scanner will help jail staff locate and stop contraband from entering the facility. "The need for a body scanner...
Commission approves funding for new Polk County Jail body scanner
A contraband problem that occurs daily at the Polk County Jail might soon be solved with the purchase of a new piece of equipment for the Sheriff’s Office. Polk County Commissioners gave their approval on Tuesday evening for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to have...
Sheriff says $206,500 body scanner has stopped illegal drugs into jail
Sawyer County Sheriff Doug Mrotek told Sawyer County Public Safety Committee members Thursday, Jan. 6, that a recently purchased full body scanner has detected illegal drugs coming into the jail on at least five occasions. The body scanner was recently purchased for...
DeKalb County Jail installs full body scanners at security checkpoints
DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has installed full-body scanners at entrances to its facilities on Memorial Drive in Decatur to better detect the presence of weapons and contraband on visitors, employees, and arrestees at the DeKalb County Jail. Last...
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office installs Tek84 Body Scanner at Jail to X-Ray incoming inmates
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) recently purchased the Tek84 Body Scanner which conducts X-Ray imaging. The body scanner will be utilized in the Douglas County Jail to scan incoming inmates to help prevent the introduction of contraband and weapons into the...
Body scanner to prevent smuggling in Robeson County jail
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Detention Center will soon begin using its newly purchased Intercept body scanner to crack down on drug smuggling in the jail. The Detention Center purchased the body scanner for $164,000 through funds from its budget and from the U.S....
An inside peek into the Montezuma County jail
Behind the fortified walls of the Montezuma County Detention Center in Cortez exists a tight-knit community of jailers, inmates, cooks, nurses, counselors, technicians, pastors, administrators, pretrial specialists, lawyers and bondsmen. Often overlooked by the...
Quorum Court: COVID aid helps buy body scanner at Columbia County Detention Center
The Columbia County Detention Center received a major safety and security upgrade this week after a new piece of scanning equipment was purchased with a portion of the county’s federally-issued coronavirus relief funds. The new full-body scanning machine will not only...
Tek84 continues its rapid expansion in Nebraska
The Lincoln County commissioners on Monday approved a body scanner for the Lincoln County Detention Center that will further protect jail personnel and inmates. Sheriff Jerome Kramer brought the request to the board in June. After time for research, Kramer recommended...
New body scanner installed at Aiken County detention center already paying off
Oct. 28—The Aiken County detention center has installed a new full body X-ray scanner. The new addition is a "game-changing weapon to stop drugs, weapons and other contraband from being smuggled into the facility," according to a release from the Aiken County...
Hidden handgun found on woman during jail booking process
EVERETT, Wash., October 15, 2021 – On Wednesday, October 13, at approximately 9 a.m. a 30-year-old woman was being booked into the Snohomish County Jail for suspicion of DUI and was found with a loaded semi-automatic handgun hidden in her abdomen. During the booking...
New body scanner at jail finds hidden drugs on inmate
A new body scanner at the Moore County Detention Center found drugs on an inmate, according to a news advisory from Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields. “During the processing of a new intake at the Moore County Detention Center, Detention Officers observed an...
$150,000 grant brings full body scanner to Marquette County jail
An Intercept Tek84 scanner used for high-security contraband detection is now operating at the Marquette County jail. It was purchased with a Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforcement $150,000 grant awarded to the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office....
New body scanner keeping drugs, contraband out of Androscoggin County Jail
The Androscoggin County Jail has a game-changing weapon to stop drugs, weapons and other contraband from being smuggled into the facility.
The new Intercept body scanner, in use since early June, has given the county Sheriff’s Department the upper hand in keeping inmates and staff safe.
Vilas County Jail Full Body Scanner in Operation
A full body scanner is in operation in the Vilas County jail to prevent illegal contraband coming into the jail as explained by jail Sargent Alisha Wagner. “Although we do strip searches, there are situations where possible illegal substances are hidden in body...
New technology can detect contraband at Contra Costa County jail
Sneaking contraband into the Martinez Detention Facility will become more difficult with new technology procured by the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office has acquired the Tek84 Intercept Full Body Scanner, which “detects both metallic...
Triple Murder Suspect’s Hidden Shank Found By Marshall County Jail After Arrival From State Prison
A man accused of murdering 3 people in Guntersville while out on parole was discovered to have potentially dangerous contraband when he arrived at the Marshall County Jail this week. Jimmy Spencer had a shank, Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims told WAAY 31. Spencer...
Body scanner now in use at Monroe County prison
Finally, the body scanner at Monroe County Correctional Facility is up and running. The scanner is programmed, and the employees who will be doing the body scans have received training. “This is going to make things much safer and easier, Warden Garry Haidle said. The...
Jefferson Co. sheriff working to stop the flow of contraband into jail with new machine
JEFFERSON COUNTY — Drugs, cell phones and other contraband are common and constant concerns at county jails. And, the Jefferson County Jail is not immune. Sheriff Zena Stephens says sometimes inmates can manipulate the best of employees -- even those with clean...
New body scanner at jail finds hidden drugs on inmate
A new body scanner at the Moore County Detention Center found drugs on an inmate, according to a news advisory from Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields. “During the processing of a new intake at the Moore County Detention Center, Detention Officers observed an...
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office receives new body scanner for inmates
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – A new safety device is now in place at the Marshall County Jail: a body scanner. It will also be used by surrounding agencies in the county. Deputies say contraband was running loose in the Marshall County Jail. Drugs and weapons are some of the common items inmates try to bring in.