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Council committees back hospital-linked violence program; police seek $58,000 crash-data kit
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved sending a hospital-linked violence-intervention pilot to council and heard a police request to buy a Crash Data Retrieval kit (~$58,000 plus $1,500 annual licensing). Police said in‑house downloads of vehicle event data would speed investigations and integrate with new reconstruction software.
The Public Safety Committee voted to advance two public-safety items to full council: a contract ordinance to implement a hospital-linked violence-intervention pilot and a request to purchase a crash-data retrieval (CDR) system for the police crash-reconstruction team.
On the violence-intervention pilot, city staff and Minority Behavioral Health Group (doing business as Akron Community Development Association) described a program that places intervention staff in hospitals to connect victims in crisis with resources. Councilmembers said…
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