Sumter sheriff’s office gives families with disabilities special ID cards, trackers
Goal is ‘safe’ and ‘positive’ interactions with deputies
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SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Ken and Diane of The Villages in Sumter County love to walk.
The elderly couple enjoys the exercise, but also the quiet moments together to try to remember the memories that are fading. Ken is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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“If he has fallen and the police came, to have a conversation with him, he has difficulty finding the words to say to get the information he needs,” Diane said.
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So the couple signed up for a special I.D. card from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Victim Advocate Sharon Doncourt calls the card the “Safe ID.”
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