DCF, City Of Lawrenceburg Help Put AED's In County Sheriff Patrol Cars

Twenty-eight Dearborn County Sheriff's deputies will soon carry life-saving defibrillators for the first time ever.

A total of 58 automated external defibrillators were distributed to the Dearborn County Sheriff's Office on Thursday. Pictured (left to right): 911 Director at Dearborn County Communications Jared Teaney, Director of Dearborn County Emergency Management Jason Sullivan, Sheriff Michael Kreinhop, Dearborn County Commissioner Shane McHenry and DCF Executive Director Fred McCarter. 

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) – Dearborn County Sheriff’s deputies are getting life-saving equipment thanks to a generous grant.

The Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc. awarded $70,705 to Dearborn County Government from the City of Lawrenceburg Community Grant Program Phase 2 for automated external defibrillators.

A total of 58 defibrillators were unveiled at a press conference Thursday morning at the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center in Lawrenceburg.

Sheriff Michael Kreinhop says the defibrillators will be placed in each of his 28 deputies’ vehicles, in addition all county buildings, such as the jail, courthouse, recycling center, PAWS and more.

“We’ve never had these in the patrol cars before,” said Kreinhop. “This is a first. We have some AED’s in county buildings and the jail, but very few. These are going to increase or supplement what we have and like I said we’re going to be able to put them in every deputies’ car that will be a first for the county and being mobile like that is definitely going to be able to save lives. We certainly want to recognize the City of Lawrenceburg for their generous donations, not only to this project but others in the past.”   

Jason Sullivan, Director of Dearborn County Emergency Management, added that the AED’s could be in deputies’ vehicles in a matter of weeks after training is complete.

“These guys are out on the road and they could be someplace a lot faster than the life squad can,” said Sullivan. “Studies show that early defibrillation, early CPR is really good at helping sudden cardiac arrest events. So, we’re really hoping these things will get good use and it will make it possible to save some lives and have some success in saving lives in Dearborn County.”