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Prosecutor seeks five-year grant for license-plate reader surveillance; commissioners approve 2-1
Summary
Prosecuting Attorney Dan Hampton requested permission to apply for (and accept if awarded) an $81,390 law-enforcement grant over five years to procure surveillance equipment, including license-plate readers; commissioners approved the request with a 2-1 vote after privacy concerns were raised.
Prosecuting Attorney Dan Hampton asked the Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners for permission to apply for a five-year law-enforcement grant totaling $81,390 and to accept the grant if awarded. The request covers surveillance equipment, primarily license-plate readers, that Hampton said assist investigations by detecting stolen vehicles, improper registration and other vehicle-based offenses.
“This is for surveillance equipment… It\'ll be to the tune of $81,390. It goes over the course of 5 years,” Hampton said. He told commissioners the…
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