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Milton police secure FLIR camera and $18,800 training grant; council to move grants to consent
Summary
Milton’s police chief obtained a FLIR thermal imaging camera grant valued at $699 and a separate $18,800 training grant to send four officers to a bomb school; the chief asked that the items be added to the council agenda and moved to the consent calendar.
The City of Milton’s police chief announced two grants totaling roughly $19,499 in equipment and training for the department and asked the council to add them to the regular meeting agenda and move them to consent.
The first grant is for a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) thermal-imaging camera valued at $699 with no local match required. The chief described the FLIR as a tool to “locate individuals, for example, in the woods, a missing child, an elderly senior, who's lost their way” and said it can reduce the need for canine units and de-escalate searches by quickly identifying heat sources.
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