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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-01-11 93-104 ORDERii Action Date Lo01`D4-93 Item No. 93-104 Item/$ubioQC Acceptabora D of Forfeited Funds Responsible Department: Police Commentary: Bangor bas received $85,170 in forfeited money from the U. B. ' Drug Enforcement Agency. This money must be used to entrance the Police Departmaet's drug enforcement activities. Temoney seemed be used to fund items in the current budget. The Police Department recoramends using it for redia communications, crime scene vehicle, building entry shields, vehicle modifications add dispatch equipment. Please see the attached memo for further information. 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This money is to be placed in the department0s seized Rome Account and used in the following manner. Reward money, Radio commnnicat Leas Crime seem vehicle S. R. T. equipment Unmarked vehicle modificatioas Computer equipment All purchases with th141 money will be in accordance with City purchasing guidelines. The account number Will be 93-2400-52. IN CITY COUNCIL January 11, 1993 Passed Q7.CI ,6amcloL� CLERK 93-104 ORDER Title, , Mpep[ance, Of, Porfa ted, Panda, fI". Yr S. Drug Enforcement Agency. ttst:����....... // �Ijntrodu�cepdd and filed by CowcfLoan 93-104 Bangor Police Department 35 court street Bangor, ME 04401 207-947-7362 Memorandum To: Ed Bartell -City Manager FR: Randy Hammen- Police Chief aT: November 30.1992 RE: Use of money managed through U.S. Ding Enfomement Agency The Bangor Police Department recently received a check tones the U.S. Dong Enforcement Agency for $85,170. This money was found at Bangor International Airport by a Calla Airlines Employee and tamed over to the Bangor Police Department. The money was determined by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to have been used in a dreg transaction and subsequently fodeueri to this department. Sin" this money muss this used to enhance our current budget In ways Mich will Improve our ability W investigate drag come, me police detainment management would like to use it In the following passed money $3,000 Radio communications $10.000-$50,000 Crime scene vehicle $25,000-$30,000 Building an" shields S lighting MAN -$5,000 Unmarked vehicle modifications 5800 Printeriordispalchcenter $300 Reward Money -$3,000 Pool W receiving this money we agreed to a request made by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to provide a reward to the person who found the money. If we had rest agreed We U.S.D.E.A. would have reduced our check by $3,000 and they would have presented it to the person who found the money. I fell it wes appropriane for us to present the reward money to this person as they had originally turned the money Into the Bangor Police Department. The person who found the money does not want a public presentation made aM does not went his name to become public as he fears retribution from whenever We money originally belonged W. His name could he revealed to you and the Council In a non-public document Improved Radio communications - $40,000 to $9,OOD no Police department cwrently has 18 mobile radios and 43 portat a radius. Some of this equipment dates back to 1976 and Is In very poor condition. It is consiently being sent to the repair facility. Our communication system is very basic and has no secure means of transmitting messages or monitoring "a Is currently tramsmlilhlg. To improve our radio communictiions we would like to upgrade our equipment In the following • Replace len mobile and twenty portable radios. • Equip all new radios with devices which would Indicate wi icfi makes were currently irensmiging. This would help eliminate unnecessary chatter n me radios. This also allows us to track any lost or stolen radios. < Equip all new Parts Mae with devices which will send our emergency signals when an omcer Is In trouble. This device helps us to erste the officer and does not require the officerto transmit a voice message. • Equip all new portable retire with devices which would allow our communications to be mcoded. This would provide us with secure communications to prevent criminals from onitoring our activity. • Equip so portable radios with keypads which would allow those podabk radios to be used as cellular telephones far meal cans only. This feature would use our transmitter and we would not have to pay for air time. Crime Scene vehicle -$x5,000 to $30,000 Comedy the police department does not have a vehicle which contains all the necessary equipment for investigating come scenes. This is a severe problem which requires that we assign several police cruisers to transport equipment to any scene. The colice crolsers do not have enough room in them to carry lame Hems, process evidence or proves a Oat working surface. The problems are greatly compounded during inclement weather. To help alleviate these problems we wound like to purchase a step van which would Me equipped with evidence processing kits, generator, worktables, communications, declines laboratory, dark room, etc. Tits is a piece of equipment that is very chical to the continued success or our detective division. This equipment would help cm down on investigation time and provide Mager evidence collection and Handling. Building Entry Shields 8 Lighting -$4,000 to $5,000 The Bangor Police Department Special Response Teem is a group of eight police officers who have been owned by the FBI Hostage Rescue Team. They have been specially trained and equipped to handle hostage, terrorist and barricaded persons situations. This team is very important to the safety of this City and may help to prevent situations like the Rmhiln Hagerty incident In Jackman, Maine. During FBI paining this fall the FBI instructor pointed out that the officers were very well iminec and competent for sun a new team. He also pointed out that they were missing two vital pieces of.,. equipment. One was building entry shields and the other was high powered building entry lights. Theodolite are designed to be canned by the first person to enter WiNOq during a search. It Is cansbucted of f eterial Nat will stop high pvnxred doe bullets. It would also allow an officer to remove a wounder person even while being shot st. Two shields are requite to provide proper coverage. The building entry lights are very high candlepower lights that illuminate moms being searched as R there were exposed to the noontime sun. They elm disorient the suspect and give the SR Team members a better opportunity to capture Me suspect. Unmarked Vehicle Modifications -8600 Patrol officers who work in the Bangor Mall area and other shopping areas occasionally wine am" vehicle burglaries and drug deals that are in progress'. These officers often complain that they could catch more criminals it they had unmarked vehicles. The police department currently has eleven marked police cruisers but the only unmarked misers are detective vehicles Much are not suitable for patrol. We plan to take one of the marked vehicles and equip it for parol use an that me necessary equipment is not early detected. Printer in Dispatch -$100 The police dispstcb center is an area where a great deal of activity takes place. Emergency 911 calls, radio transmissions and teletype communications am constantly taking place. This is me center of police operations. The poster In the dispatch center has walled well he several yeah but we constantly receive complaints about the noise Me pointer makes. Dlspalchen get headaches from themotse and police officers complain that it often drowns out the dispatchers voice when they use the radio. In me last two months printers have becme available that reduce the noise to approximately 48 decibels. This Is about the level or noise made by someone shuffling paper. The old printer Is aboul ]6 decibels. This means that the old printer a about 8 times butler than the newer pointer. Summary The Ave areas listed above forthe dam of the fortetlm mangy erethe resuftof a great deal of study and thought. NII of the police personnel were asked for suggestions. Their suggestions were discussed by the police management and commanding officers. The items listed in this aocumemwere the ones thatwe reltwere most needed at thistime. If you and the Council wncurwe will begin Me pmce?ti:o purchasethls equipment through the normal City purchasing process. Sincerely, /4 Randy Hardman