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Police Chief: Blue Shield Grant Will Cover Mobile Video Units, Not MOSWIN Radios
Summary
Oak Grove police will shift a Blue Shield grant application from portable radios to mobile video/audio recording (MBAR) units after state grant rules limit purchases to MOSWIN‑compatible radios. The department will continue piecemeal radio replacements and pursue separate funding for body cameras.
The Oak Grove police chief told the Board of Aldermen on Sept. 2 that the department revised its Blue Shield grant application to seek replacement mobile video and audio recording (MBAR) systems for patrol cars rather than the portable radios originally requested. The change followed a grant manager’s determination that the state’s grant funding would only purchase MOSWIN‑approved radios (Missouri Statewide Interoperability Network), and the department’s patrol radios are MARs‑compatible (Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System), not MOSWIN.
Chief Jackson (referred to…
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