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Converse approves application for state Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention grant for LPRs, cameras and drone hardware
Summary
Council authorized submission of a grant application to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for license-plate readers, park cameras and a fixed drone deployment system; the police department said the equipment would be funded with seizure funds if awarded.
Converse City Council on May 6 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to submit a grant application to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority of Texas seeking funding for fixed license‑plate readers (LPRs), video cameras for parks and a deployable, fixed drone system.
Stella Calvillo, the city’s grant coordinator who returned from retirement to assist with the application, presented the police department’s request and said Chief Lane was available for questions. Chief Lane described the drone system as a…
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