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Wayne approves two encrypted radios and a 2026 Ford Explorer for police fleet as encryption deadline looms
Summary
Council approved purchase of two Motorola APX 6500 mobile radios ($14,514.86) after staff discovered additional obsolete units; the police chief said statewide encryption of radios is required by Dec. 2026. Council also approved a 2026 Ford Explorer ($45,950) to replace a high-mileage unmarked vehicle.
Council approved two police-communications radios and a replacement vehicle on Tuesday, citing a statewide encryption deadline for law-enforcement radios.
The police chief said Michigan requires radios used by law-enforcement agencies to be encrypted by December 2026 and that some of the department’s oldest radios cannot be retrofitted for encryption. The agenda…
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