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Charlotte County sheriff highlights new communications center and on-site SANE exam room funded by 1-cent sales tax
Summary
Charlotte County’s sheriff described a new hardened communications center and a private exam room for sexual-assault victims at the county’s new administration building, saying the project—built with a 1-cent local option sales tax—will boost response speed, safety and resilience.
Charlotte County Sheriff said in an interview with CCTV News reporter Elizabeth Sporillo that the county’s new administration building includes a "state-of-the-art communication center" intended to speed responses and make operations safer for deputies and first responders.
The sheriff said the facility also houses a new real-time intelligence unit — described as an "Arctic Center" — and that the office is bringing in additional artificial intelligence and other technologies to detect and follow crime trends. "It's going to be a state-of-the-art communication center," the sheriff said, adding that the technology will help the department "respond quicker to calls for service" and "make us respond safer."
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