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Freeport police seek state and federal funds to expand license-plate readers, gunshot detection and live video
Summary
Freeport Police Chief Shenberger told the council the department has a $9,000 ORC grant and is pursuing about $630,000 in federal appropriations to expand license-plate reader coverage, gunshot detection and live-video capacity.
Freeport Police Chief Shenberger presented a technology package the department is pursuing to aid shots-fired and other criminal investigations and said purchases would be funded by a mix of a recently awarded organized retail crime (ORC) grant and pending federal appropriations.
Shenberger said the city was awarded $9,000 from an ORC grant from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and that staff requested approximately $630,000 in fiscal-year appropriations from a U.S. senator's office to fund additional equipment. The package presented to council included funds for expanded gunshot-detection coverage, more live video and license-plate…
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