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Council approves $81,481 purchase of FARO 3-D scanner and workstation for police crime-scene work

2150900 · January 8, 2025
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Summary

The council approved use of district funds and supplemental law enforcement account money to buy a FARO Focus 3-D scanner and a Dell workstation for the police department to document homicide, fatal-collision and major-crime scenes more quickly and reduce reliance on outside agencies.

The Cathedral City City Council on Jan. 8 approved a grant-expenditure plan to buy a FARO Focus 3-D scanner and a Dell computer workstation for the police department, using a mix of council district funds and Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESF) funds from fiscal year 2021–22.

Commander Enos presented the request and said the FARO Focus scanner is the regional industry standard for public-safety scene documentation. He said the scanner can build a three-dimensional rendering of a scene quickly and that a…

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