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Brooklyn Park police propose real‑time operations center and 10‑year drone contract paid from forfeiture funds
Summary
Police Chief Mark Prudeley proposed a real‑time operations center and a 10‑year drone first‑responder contract (SkyDeal) priced at $4.6 million over 10 years, to be paid from forfeiture funds and phased so payments begin in 2028; chief described retention, privacy safeguards, and invited council direction to bring the contract forward.
Police leadership on Wednesday detailed a plan to expand intelligence‑led operations that would pair a small real‑time operations center (RTOC) with a citywide drone first‑responder program.
Chief Mark Prudeley said the RTOC buildout would cost about $140,000 for room construction and technology; staff propose funding that initial set‑up from forfeiture funds, not the general fund. He also described a 10‑year contract with a vendor identified in the presentation as SkyDeal for a drone first‑responder program that would place drones at city buildings (primarily fire stations)…
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