In September of 2001 the Lisbon Police
Department was awarded a grant from the Federal Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services in the amount of $140,000.00. These funds
were used to aquire computer technology
upgrades which allowed officers to be re-deployed from the station
house out into the field where they are continuing
community policing efforts. This was accomplished in three phases:
1.) complete in-house hardware and software upgrades;
2). addition and integration of hardware and software allowing
dispatching and records management from mobile
police units; and
3). outfitting four (4) substations throughout the community with
remote access to the main server.
Officers can now be silently dispatched to calls via a laptop computer
in the cruiser. They can initiate calls, respond to
calls, run records checks on persons and vehicle tags, complete
reports, complete accidents, issue citations, and many
other functions. Many of these required the officer return to the
station for completion or prolonged radio traffic with
dispatchers.
This photo
shows Officer Jason St.
Pierre using the laptop to handle a call.
Laptops are now installed in four (4)
Crown Victoria cruisers,
and our newest addition to the fleet,
a
2003 Ford Explorer.
Information Technology continues to change at a rapid pace. The Lisbon
Police Department is committed to
staying at the forefront of change but also recognizes the value
of face to face interaction with the citizens of
the Town of Lisbon.
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