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Belvidere committee accepts $16,000 ALPR grant as police and fire chiefs report rising calls
Summary
At its Sept. 22 Committee of the Whole meeting, Belvidere City leaders approved a $16,000 Organized Retail Crime grant to cover automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) operating costs and heard police and fire chiefs warn of higher call volumes and staffing pressures.
Belvidere City’s Committee of the Whole approved a $16,000 Organized Retail Crime Program grant from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office on Sept. 22 to pay operating costs for existing automated license‑plate readers and to fund one additional camera, Police Chief Woody said.
“We were awarded the police department $16,000 as part of the organized retail crime grant,” Chief Woody said, asking the committee to authorize the mayor and finance director to execute documents necessary to accept the funds. Ald. Albertini…
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