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Council approves application for up to $305,000 motor vehicle crime grant to fund cameras and drone first-responder program
Summary
The council authorized the city manager to apply for a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant (up to $305,000) to fund license-plate-reader cameras and a drone-based first-responder capability; staff said the grant requires a 20% local match (about $61,000).
Wichita Falls — The City Council on May 20 authorized the city manager to apply for up to $305,000 from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to support the police department’s license-plate-camera program and to fund a drone-based first-responder capability.
The police chief told the council the city previously used the Motor Vehicle Crime grant to fund license-plate-reader (“flock”) cameras and that this application would extend…
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