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White House council hears police plan for license‑plate readers, video wall and future drones under $20,000 grant
Summary
The city’s police chief outlined a plan to use a state Homeland Security grant to fund license‑plate readers, a video wall and possible drones to speed responses and investigations; the council raised questions about cost, data retention, subscriptions and flexibility in the grant budget.
Chief Robeson presented a grant proposal to the White House City Council on Nov. 18 to build a Real Time Information Center (RTIC) that would combine license‑plate reader (LPR) cameras, a video wall at the police department and, in later phases, drones.
"By creating a centralized center, various technologies can be combined to help officers in the field respond to crimes," Chief Robeson said, describing how camera feeds and a searchable "hot file" would let officers narrow searches for vehicles or missing people.
Robeson said the department applied to a state Homeland Security program…
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