Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
IRONWOOD PUBLIC Safety Department Sgt. Matt Sterbenz, left, and Hurley Police Department Sgt. Don Packmayer accept a donation of four surveillance cameras from Gary Burnett Jr., center, of Burton Industries. Burton donated the cameras to the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team, which Sterbenz leads and Packmayer is a part of, to assist the team with its drug investigations.
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team has another tool in its arsenal to combat the problem of illegal narcotics on the Gogebic Range, as Burton Industries donated four surveillance cameras to the team.
"Due to the economics in our area we realize it is not easy to always make such donations or sell equipment at a discounted price," a team spokesman said in a news release. "Unfortunately that is true on both sides. When GIANT is able to save money when purchasing much needed surveillance equipment it gives us the ability to spread what money we do have around to other much-needed equipment."
The spokesman said he was pleased to see members of the community assisting with the effort to fight the presence of drugs in the area, saying there are many ways to help - from donations to contacting the team to report a suspicious situation.
The GIANT team toll free phone number is 1-855-644-4219 and its email address is [email protected] In case of emergency please call 911, the spokesman said, because these accounts are only checked when officers have time.
- Richard Jenkins
