Grant to fund gunshot detection
New Haven streets may soon see the benefits of cutting-edge, crime-fighting technology — $374,120 worth.
Members of the aldermanic Public Safety Committee on Wednesday night approved a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the installation of a ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system in the city. The system, which pinpoints the source of a gunshot using sound sensors, will help officers from the New Haven Police Department respond to gunfire more quickly and accurately, Chief Administrative Officer Robert Smuts ’01 said.
The Public Safety Committee retroactively...
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