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Brentwood committee approves $41,000 weapons upgrade and other police purchases from asset-forfeiture funds
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved a budget amendment to spend asset-forfeiture funds on four police projects, including a roughly $41,000 handgun and red-dot sight upgrade, station kitchen renovations and secure storage; vote was 4-0 to forward the amendment.
The Brentwood Public Safety Committee on July 24 approved a budget amendment to use asset-forfeiture funds for four police projects, including a handgun upgrade that staff estimated at about $41,000, station kitchen renovations and secure storage for high-value equipment.
Police leadership told the committee that July has been "one of the lowest months in crime" during the chief's six-year tenure and credited a refocused night-patrol strategy that concentrates officers in repeat hot spots. The department said the available asset-forfeiture balance is now close to $300,000 and that…
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