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Council approves up to $150,000 from TED fund to buy crime cameras, cautions on recurring costs
Summary
Council committees approved appropriating up to $150,000 from the Traffic Enforcement Detail fund to buy crime cameras; police said cameras aided arrests and estimated recurring cellular/maintenance costs of about $6,000 annually for the planned ~16 locations.
Crowley — City committees approved appropriating funds from the Traffic Enforcement Detail (TED) Revenue Fund to buy crime cameras, and the Revenue & Finance Committee approved an appropriation not to exceed $150,000.
Police Chief Troy Hebert told members the department has used cameras successfully — citing an arrest aided by neighboring Lafayette’s camera footage — and recommended adding roughly 16…
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