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Public-safety update: county reports rising calls, drones and body-cam rules; resident criticizes Hexagon dispatch cost overrun
Summary
Law-enforcement representatives reported a quarter-over-quarter rise in calls for service and outlined drone deployments and body-camera activation policy; resident Tom Daley pressed the county on alleged Hexagon dispatch contract overruns and slower emergency response times.
Unidentified law-enforcement personnel (speaker 16) briefed the Citizens Advisory Board on public-safety trends and technology deployments in the South Truckee Meadows/Washoe Valley area, reporting an uptick in total calls for service and outlining plans for cameras, a real-time crime center and expanded drone operations.
"Total calls for service we had in this area was 3,578 for this last quarter," the presenter reported, saying the figure is significantly up from the three-year average of 2,748. The presenter highlighted an increase in DUI arrests and said one targeted suspect arrest reduced a recent run of store burglaries. The update described staffing and certification constraints for a growing drone program,…
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