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Elgin council approves application for thermal-imaging grant to target vehicle crimes
Summary
The City of Elgin authorized staff to apply for a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant to buy high-resolution thermal imaging cameras to aid night surveillance of parking lots and vehicle-related crimes; the application requires a 20% local match.
The Elgin City Council voted May 20 to approve an application to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles' Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for funding to buy high-resolution thermal imaging cameras for the Elgin Police Department.
Chief Noble, Elgin Police Department, described the equipment as “night vision” that would let officers monitor parking lots and detect people moving around vehicles and said the request is tied to…
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