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Zion council approves gunshot-detection partnership and a peer-support program for officers

Zion City Council · June 20, 2024
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Summary

Council approved a three-year continuation with Flock Group for gunshot-detection/LPR technology and a three-year contract with We Never Walk Alone for officer peer support; the measures passed unanimously after the chiefs described alert counts and program features.

The Zion City Council on June 4 approved a three-year agreement with Flock Group for gunshot-detection and related technologies and separately approved a three-year peer-support and mental-health program for officers run by We Never Walk Alone.

Police leadership described the combined technology and support approach as a way to improve response times and officer resilience. Chief Barton said the department has used Flock’s systems alongside license-plate-reader technology to receive…

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