Broken Guns, Non-Bulletproof Vests, & Missing Flashbangs | Ep 32 - Fixing the Sheriff's Office w/ Chris Edgar

When Chris Edgar took office as Camden County Sheriff, he didn’t just inherit a badge — he inherited a mess. Welcome to Season 2 -- aka year two -- of Take On The Lake! We're starting this year off with a bang... specifically, hundreds of missing flashbangs. In his first year on the job, Edgar discovered missing flashbangs, non-functional AR-15s, weak ballistic vests, unsecured firearms, and IT systems so broken the office lost dispatch for an entire week. In this episode, we talk through what he found, what he fixed, and what still keeps him up at night. Topics include: Why hundreds of flashbangs were unaccounted for How deputies were issued rifles they didn’t trust to fire Why some ballistic vests wouldn’t stop a 9mm round Rebuilding firearms security, armories, and inventory systems from scratch The financial reality of running a full jail — and why it’s a losing deal for counties Mental health, burnout, and why suicide is the #1 killer of law enforcement Drug trafficking at scale in Camden County — and what’s changed The real workload behind 18,000+ calls per year with limited road deputies Why visible patrols still matter — and how zoning deputies is reducing crime And by the end of the episode I finally realize who is Chris's doppelganger (a certain heavily memed VP) This is a rare, candid look at what happens when leadership actually audits the system — and starts fixing it. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. (NOTE: Apparently the first version of this was too quiet -- my apologies! New version has been uploaded with better audio balance.)