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Milwaukee committee accepts $90,000 grant to expand gunshot-detection system
Summary
The Public Safety and Health Committee approved acceptance of a JAG grant adding about 2 square miles to the Milwaukee Police Departmentgunshot-location system; the $97,000 project is largely grant-funded ($90,000) and will provide officers near-real-time acoustic alerts and mapping for response and evidence recovery.
The City of Milwaukee Public Safety and Health Committee on Jan. 8 approved acceptance of a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) to expand the Milwaukee Police Department's gunshot-location system into roughly two additional square miles.
Laura Egan of the Milwaukee Police Department said the expansion would add about $90,000 in grant funding toward a $97,000 implementation and that the department has already identified the target area in District 7. "This adds about $90,000 to help support the…
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