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• Digital personal recorders ($11,778) These funds will be used to purchase digital recorders for officers. Recorders are used on a daily basis for a variety of purposes from citizen contacts to suspect interviews and have proven to be a valuable tool. Traditional recorders use micro-cassettes which can cause a host of problems. Digital recorders allow the officer to download the recording into a secure computer system increasing the evidentiary value and ability to retrieve recordings for use in court. • Evidence storage freezers ($10,440) Biological evidence is legally required to be stored in a specific manner, requiring dependable storage in a freezer. Currently the department has outdated freezers and there is an increasing risk of failure which will result in the loss of critical evidence. The current freezers do not have an alarm system to notify users if there is a failure. The new freezers will be alarmed and linked to the dispatch center so that if there is a power failure immediate notification will occur and the proper personnel can be dispatched to prevent the destruction of evidence. • Cellular telephone information acquisition software ($7,000) The proliferation of cellular phone technology and communication among the criminal element requires law enforcement officers have the ability to obtain valuable investigative information from these devices. There is no single device or software which downloads this information from all devices. These funds will be used to purchase five software programs which will be compliant with the majority of phones in use today. • SWAT Tactical Radios ($5,000) The safety and integrity of tactical operations depend on secure and confidential communication. Current technology allows any person with a programmable scanner to listen to these communications, compromising safety of officers, the community and the involved parties. Funds will be used to purchase 20 portable radio units, which operate on frequencies not associated with police radios, for use by the SWAT team during critical or tactical incidents. These radios and frequencies are compatible with neighboring agencies further improving interoperable communications during critical incidents. • Tactical vests with patches and police insignia ($4,100) Uniformity and immediate recognition of police personnel who are operating in a non-uniformed capacity is of critical importance from legal and safety perspectives. Currently, personnel working in plain clothes assignments (investigations, narcotics, etc.) do not have a tactical vest that provides for a uniformed appearance to the public during an investigative incident or search warrant execution. The tactical vests are easily donned when needed and have POLICE emblazoned on the front and rear panels. The vest is worn on the outside of all gear and makes the detectives immediately identifiable. Page 3 of 4