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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Keith Cross, Chief of Police
Michael Pegues, Chief Information Officer
Julie Frankino, Grant Writer
Barbara Stagner, Grant Writer
DATE: 11/26/23
SUBJECT:
Request approval to accept award number 15JCOPS-23-GG-01883-TECP from the US Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology and Equipment Program for $2,280,000.
PURPOSE:
The objective of the COPS Technology and Equipment Program is to provide funding for projects which improve police effectiveness and the flow of information among law enforcement agencies, local government service providers, and the communities they serve.
BACKGROUND:
A grant proposal was developed and submitted to the US Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, with the goal of improving effectiveness of the Aurora Police Department (APD) by acquiring technology to help community policing and crime prevention through the development and procurement of equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications. The City was notified of this grant award earlier this fall and it is important to note that it is a grant; not a reimbursement.
DISCUSSION:
Funding obtained through this grant will increase the City's safety and security by providing real-time access to cameras and the ability to interpret that data and formulate a quick and decisive response to crimes in progress.
Violent crimes including vehicular hijackings (aka: car jackings) and felony property crimes such as burglaries and the theft of motor vehicles are on a precipitous rise. Nationwide, the use of license plate readers and real-time cameras have proven to be invaluable in addressing these crime trends.
Equipment procured with this grant will include real-time crime cameras and license plate readers, along with the ancillary support equipment associated with these cameras, such as cables, modems, and the like.
Funding obtained through this grant will also be us...
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