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Brookfield announces roughly $650,000 federal appropriation to replace police radios and buy drone, training and license-plate readers
Summary
Village staff announced that an appropriations package will provide about $650,000 to replace aging police radios so each officer can have one; Chief Carville said roughly $450,000 will cover radios, with remaining funds for a drone, virtual training and a license-plate-reader component.
Village management announced on Feb. 9 that Congress has approved roughly $650,000 in federal appropriations to fund replacement of the police department's antiquated radio fleet and related equipment.
Tim, the village manager, said the funds were secured with help from Congressman Chuy Garcia's office after an earlier appropriation was temporarily frozen. "We were just informed...the money has been…
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