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Board of Alders approves $750,000 federal earmark for police technology and communications
Summary
The Board of Alders voted to accept a $750,000 federal earmark for the police department and public-safety communications, funding license-plate readers, stop-sticks and GPS bumper trackers; members pressed officials on training, data storage and oversight before a voice vote approved the order.
The New Haven Board of Alders voted to accept a $750,000 federal earmark for the Department of Police Service and the Police Safety Communication Department, alderpersons said during the April 21 meeting.
The allotment, presented by a police official, will be used primarily to buy additional automated license-plate readers, resupply stop-stick/spike devices used to disable fleeing vehicles, and procure GPS tracking devices that attach to vehicle bumpers. "We've had great success with this now," the police official said when describing…
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