Shown at the unveiling of the new facility, from left are Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine, Kosciusko County Commissioner Brad Jackson and Robert Conley, Kosciusko County Commissioner President Ron Truex, Kosciusko County Assistant Administrator Marsha McSherry, Kosciusko County Councilman Robert Sanders, K.C.S.D. Det./Sgt. Josh Spangle, Kosciusko County Administrator Ron Robinson. (Photo provided)

By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL
Public Information Officer, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Officials, including Kosciusko County Commissioners, council members, administrators and sheriff’s department officers, were present yesterday, May 17, at the Kosciusko County Highway Department as they toured the newest county building.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department was able to show local officials the many facets of the newly constructed 9,000 foot garage and evidence facility. Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine and Detective/Sgt. Josh Spangle explained the various areas that included a vehicle car wash and storage area, SWAT Team deployment area, and county dive team bay.

Rovenstine explained the newly established bays provide areas for specialized teams to store equipment as well as accessible if needed immediately. Spangle explained an evidence processing lab was provided in development of the structure. He also stated the lab has been equipped with some of the newest and most technically advance evidence tools that were funded by Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton’s Office for evidentiary collection. The building was designed with a 30-person classroom facility to allow for additional training to KCSD employees, as well as other agencies as the need arises.

Rovenstine thanked the many private citizens and businesses in the community that have provided storage for the various departmental vehicles over the numerous years. “We are very appreciative to the county commissioners and council members that they have acknowledged our need to have our various pieces of equipment collectively secured under one roof.”

Kosciusko County Board of Commissioner President Ron Truex stated he was “very pleased and proud of the final results of the facility” and was “fully supportive of the sheriff and his officers by providing them with the adequate law enforcement equipment needed in today’s world. And incidentally, today’s unveiling coincides with National Police Week.”