A representative from the Guilford County, NC Sheriff’s Office has been selected to deliver presentations at upcoming national conferences because of the agency’s successful use of low-cost, light-sport aircraft obtained through the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center’s (NLECTC) Small, Rural, Tribal, and Border Regional Center (SRTB-RC) in local law enforcement activities.

Corporal Greg Russell will attend the Airborne Law Enforcement Association’s (ALEA) 40^th annual conference and exposition July 14-17 in Tucson, AZ to present information on his agency’s light-sport aircraft aviation program.

Russell will also attend the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) technical working group (TWG) meeting in Annapolis, MD June 7-10 to deliver the same presentation to law enforcement aviation experts that are members of this advisory body.

“I am honored by the request to share our information with other members of the airborne law enforcement community,” Russell said. “I do think that our story can benefit other agencies who are interested in starting a lower cost and highly beneficial Air Support Unit for their agencies and more importantly their communities.”   

Darian Williams, technology specialist for SRTB-RC, said he considers the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office the “flagship agency” in the organization’s Aviation Technology Program.