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Committee forwards Project Safe Neighborhoods grant to council to fund license‑plate readers and cell‑phone extraction software
Summary
The committee voted to send a mayoral resolution accepting a 2023 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant application back to the full council with a favorable recommendation; the grant would fund additional LPR licenses and cell‑phone extraction software licenses.
The Quality of Life & Public Safety Committee voted to forward a mayoral resolution accepting a 2023 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut, to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation.
Sergeant Mastroianni said the grant application included funds for 15 additional license‑plate reader (LPR) licenses that the department uses to track suspect vehicles and aid investigations, and it included funding for Cellebrite cell‑phone extraction software licenses. "We process 200 to 300 cell phones a year, and we need software for that," Mastroianni said, describing the software’s use in major‑crime and sexual‑assault investigations.
Council members asked clarifying questions but did not block the referral. Councilwoman Kelly Bilodeau moved to send the item to the full council with a favorable recommendation; the motion passed by voice vote and the chair said the item will be sent back to council with a favorable recommendation.
No dollar amount was specified in the committee discussion during the presentation; committee members said the grant will allow the department to invest internally in training and related costs that would otherwise come from departmental funds.
