Manatee County Sheriff's Office Names Employees Of Month

BRADENTON, FL —Mechanics Christopher Osborne and Christopher Underwood with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office have been named employees of the month for July.

"Over the past few months, the Fleet Department had been trying to fix an electrical issue on numerous patrol vehicles," explained a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. "Fleet decided to remove the vehicles from service until an appropriate diagnosis and repair was made."

Based on the issues being reported, Osborne and Underwood suspected it was an electrical issue since numerous systems were affected at the same time.

"They went to great lengths and worked on the weekend as not to detract from normal operations, eventually identifying and resolving the issue," the spokesperson said. "New wiring harnesses were installed and the vehicles were returned to service with no reported issues."

The mechanics were honored for their efforts to get the vehicles back on the road.

"They relied on their knowledge, experience and instinct to diagnose and repair the vehicles," the spokesperson added.