Program Narrative

ATTACHMENT #1 FY15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Application City of Brunswick; Brunswick, Georgia CDFA #16.738

PROGRAM NARRATIVE 1) Patrol and Detective Divisions of the Brunswick Police Department are currently in need of

23 body cameras. These devices will allow officers to be able to document activity out in the

field to effectively provide proof when submitting evidence for prosecution. Additionally,

the body cameras will allow officers to be able to document their actions during an arrest,

interactions with the community, a traffic stop, or in the event of responding to a shooting or

a crime. The body cameras will also allow the option to collect photos of gang graffiti. The

following are budget items are detailed in Attachments 2a and 2b.

a. Twenty three body cameras to be assigned to the Patrol and Detective Divisions

2) The Patrol and Detective Divisions are currently in need of three data transfer charger

docking stations to be used in conjunction with the 23 body cameras being requested above.

The stations will allow officers to download the information from the device to a PC and

then save this information for further analysis if necessary. The stations also serve as

charging stations. The following are budget items are detailed in Attachments 2a and 2b.

a. Three Data Transfer Charger Docking stations

3) The Patrol Division is currently in need of seven Laser Labs Windows Tint Meters to be

used out in the field. These devices will allow officers the ability to measure the legality of

an automotive window tint. This is of particular interest to the Brunswick Police Department

since criminal activity is at times concealed under the curtain of tinted windows. The

following are budget items are detailed in Attachments 2a and 2b.

a. Seven Laser Labs Windows Tint Meters.

4) The Patrol Division is currently in need five mobile thermal printers to be installed in five

traffic vehicles. The printers will be connected to the existing lap tops carried in patrol cars

and will allow officers to print citations and replace the hand written citations. Printed

citations will allow clarity of court date, traffic violation and the officers’ name and I.D.

number. The following are budget items are detailed in Attachments 2a and 2b. ATTACHMENT #1 FY15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Application City of Brunswick; Brunswick, Georgia CDFA #16.738

a. Five Brother Pocketjet 6 Plus Mobile Thermal Printers

5) The Patrol Division is currently in need of five Alco-sensors to be used out in the field. The

Brunswick Police Department is in need of more alco-sensors since not all traffic officers

have one. Due to the shortage of these devices within the Brunswick Police Department in

the event a traffic officer needs one during a traffic stop (is the suspicion that the individual

is driving under the influence of alcohol) the officer has to radio out to borrow another

officer’s alcohol sensors. The delay in testing the individual and waiting for the alcohol

sensor to get to get to the officer puts the officer at risk since. Having the ability to promptly

test for alcohol someone who may have been driving under the influence effectively reduce

the likelihood of any harm to the officer and to other drivers. The following are budget items

are detailed in Attachments 2a and 2b.

a. Five Intoximeters Alcohol Sensors

b. Eight Boxes of the disposable mouth pieces needed to use the Alcohol sensors.

6) The Patrol Division for the Brunswick Police Department is currently in need of five

magnetic card and code readers. This technology will allow officers the capability to read

any government issued ID card with a magnetic strip and determine if it is a valid or

fraudulent card. The following are budget items are detailed in Attachments 2a and 2b.

a. Five Magnetic Card and Bar Code readers Model 260, incorporates a magnetic strip

readers with an advanced technology incorporating a 2D barcode as well.