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Scranton police seek expanded technology, translator body cameras and a real-time crime center in 2026 budget
Summary
Police Chief Thomas Carroll outlined budget requests for fleet, Axon upgrades, 41 automated license-plate readers and a requested body-camera translation feature, and proposed a real-time crime center in an annex to consolidate feeds for faster decision-making.
Police Chief Thomas Carroll told the council the 2026 request focuses on equipping officers, improving training and integrating technology across platforms to aid investigations and public safety. “We have handled over 50,000 incidents already this year,” he said while describing a multi-year effort to tie CAD, dispatch, Esri mapping, camera feeds and records together.
Carroll detailed the department's fleet and technology: 54 marked patrol units, 41 automated license-plate readers (ALPRs) in use, upgraded TASER 10 devices,…
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