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Commissioners approve grants and purchases for sheriff’s ESU: robots, analyst position and request for congressional funds
Summary
Cumberland County commissioners approved CCEMAT grant purchases of Teledyne FLIR robotic systems for the sheriff's ESU, accepted a five‑year Howard G. Buffett Foundation grant to fund an anti‑trafficking analyst (to be embedded with the sheriff and Preble Street), and authorized a $2 million congressional‑directed spending request for vehicle storage at a Windham facility.
The Cumberland County commissioners on March 16 approved several public‑safety investments and grant actions that the county manager and staff said will centralize equipment and expand analytical capacity.
EMA director Michael Durkin described two Teledyne FLIR robotic systems the county will purchase with CCEMAT grant funds, calling one a “pack bot” with a small grabber arm and the other a smaller “throw bot” designed to be thrown into a room to assess hazards before officers enter. “Instead of putting a person in harm's way, we can send this little robot…
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