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Police seek grant for license‑plate cameras; council generally supportive, grant already applied for
Summary
Leon Valley Police sought permission to proceed with a $53,000 grant application to lease 14 surveillance cameras (license‑plate readers and analytics). The department has applied; the grant would cover roughly half of a ~$100,000‑$120,000 initial package and leave the city to budget operating and lease costs.
Police Chief David Gonzalez told the City Council the department has applied for a $53,000 grant to lease 14 safety cameras that can read license plates and feed alerts to officers. Chief Gonzalez said the cameras are aimed at improving investigations and acting as a force multiplier for patrol by providing vehicle location and historical searches.
Gonzalez described a demonstration showing how a camera can zoom from a wide view to a readable license plate and explained the system’s searchable database…
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