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<br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Grant Programs: <br />The Sheriff's Office has been awarded grant funds from Safe and Sober and Night <br />Cap for the past three years. These programs have dramatically improved the <br />Sheriff's Office response to drunk driving, seat belt safety, and speeding issues. The <br />funds available in the grant programs are used to buy equipment, and pay overtime <br />to participating deputy staff. The following are a list of items that were awarded to <br />the Sheriff's Office from the grants: <br />. Two laser units <br />. Eight Portable Breath Test (PBT) units <br /> <br />OWl Seizure and Forfeiture <br />In July 1998, the Sheriffs Office was given the legislative mandate to seize and <br />forfeit vehicles that are involved in drunk driving arrests. The coordination and <br />maintenance or this program includes the following: <br />. Educating deputy staff on OWl seizure criteria <br />. Inventorying the seized vehicles that arrive at the impound lot <br />. Have ongoing contact with the following involved parties: <br />o Suspected drunk driver <br />o Registered owner of seized vehicle <br />o St. Paul and Suburban court staff <br />o City and County Attorney's Office <br />o State Auction staff <br /> <br />When the forfeiture is complete, the vehicle is sent to State Surplus Services for <br />auction. After the auction, the funds are distributed one-third to the communities <br />where the arrest was made and two thirds to the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriffs Office <br />has a practice to forfeits all vehicles that meet the statute criteria. Since the <br />program's inception in 1998, we have forfeited two hundred and forty-three vehicles, <br />We have also put eight vehicles into the Sheriff's Office fleet. <br /> <br />The following are a list of equipment purchased with the forfeiture funds for the <br />district squads: <br /> <br />. 20 PBT units <br />. 30 flashlights <br />. 1 Laser Unit <br />. 50% of new radar cart <br />. $3,500 matching funds for Safe and Sober 2001, 02, and 03 <br /> <br />Over the last few years, our traffic program has developed an effective plan for <br />responding to citizen complaints, educating drivers, and writing citations where <br />necessary. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office Volunteers Involved in Public Safety <br />staff has done an excellent job managing the traffic issues that face our seven <br />contract communities. <br />