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Sierra Vista police seek $115,470.72 state grant to buy license-plate readers, drone and K-9
Summary
City staff presented a resolution to accept an Arizona Department of Public Safety local board support grant of $115,470.72 to fund the police department's first license-plate readers, a replacement drone for accident reconstruction and a new patrol/narcotics K-9; council questions focused on program use, data retention and staffing.
The police chief told the Sierra Vista City Council that the city applied for and was awarded $115,470.72 in local board support grant funding from the Arizona Department of Public Safety to buy license-plate readers, a new drone and a replacement canine.
The chief said, “This is our allocation of local board support grant money from the Arizona Department of Public Safety,” and explained the three planned purchases and intended uses.
License-plate readers would be placed at strategic ingress and egress locations, including state highways, to record vehicle “fingerprints” — a combination of plate plus vehicle appearance — and to retain data…
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