ATLANTA – About 70 Georgia sheriffs are looking at collaborating on a statewide database to share law enforcement records in hopes of cutting costs and speeding up crime solving.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a measure to create such a database managed by a Sheriff’s Cooperative Authority stalled in the Georgia General Assembly this year.
However, the group of sheriffs is working with a private vendor to achieve the same goal, said Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, who also served as the legislative chairman for the Georgia Sheriffs Association.
“We’re taking off and running with it,” Sills said. “If you want to get on the train, hey, we’ll welcome you.”
An initial version of the database is expected to roll out next month.