Erie County Sheriff John Garcia released a new draft assigned vehicle policy that explicitly allows certain deputies to use county vehicles for personal use while in Erie County.
The policy shift follows an audit by the Erie County Comptroller and subsequent pressure from the Erie County Legislature, which began scrutinizing the county’s fleet management practices after Erie County Sheriff Chief of Narcotics D.J. Granville crashed his county-owned pickup truck into seven parked vehicles in April 2024.
An audit released late last year by the Erie County Comptroller found apparent mismanagement within the county’s overall vehicle fleet operations at a cost to taxpayers…