WESTMORELAND COUNTY SHERIFF FILES LAWSUIT REGARDING FLEET VEHICLES POLICY

Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert has filed a lawsuit to challenge the county’s updated policy concerning fleet vehicles.  The Trib reports that the sheriff said that the new policy violates his authority as an independently-elected official who oversees the sheriff’s department and claims the tracking data collected by the county could be improperly used to monitor deputies who assist state police with drug investigations and serve protection from abuse orders.  The new policy would require all county employees, including elected officials, to log in to a GPS device installed in nearly every county owned or leased vehicle. The equipment provides real-time tracking of where, when and how employees drive.