Press Release – June 18, 2015
Delaware Senate Majority Caucus
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Jesse Chadderdon (302) 744-4282 or (302) 743-0945;
Patrick Jackson (302) 744-4046 or (302) 242-0036
Delaware Senate Majority Caucus
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Jesse Chadderdon (302) 744-4282 or (302) 743-0945;
Patrick Jackson (302) 744-4046 or (302) 242-0036
Marshall seeks funds for proposed
‘real-time’ crime center in Wilmington
DOVER – The Wilmington Police Department’s plan for a “Real-Time” Crime Center would get a $1 million boost from the state under a proposal by Sen. Robert Marshall, D-Wilmington West.
Marshall submitted the request to the Joint Bond Bill Committee after meeting with Mayor Dennis Williams and Police Chief Bobby Cummings this week.
“The city had a $9 million wish list this year,” Marshall said. “When I met with the Mayor, I said there wasn’t going to be room for $9 million in the Bond Bill and we needed to pare things back. The Mayor and the Chief said this was a key recommendation from the state crime commission report because it will link elements of crime fighting technology to help police respond to crime scenes faster and prevent crime.”
City officials are reaching out to the state’s Department of Technology and Information for help in assessing the Wilmington PD’s technology needs and to help design the “Real-Time” Crime Center so it integrates a vehicle locating system, automatic license plate readers, shot spotter, surveillance cameras and other items.
The crime center is one of several recommendations to come out of the state’s Public Safety Strategies Task Force, which convened earlier this year at the direction of the General Assembly and Governor.
“We’ve already made a serious investment to help identify the challenges facing crime fighting in Wilmington and the crime commission gave us a clear path forward to overcoming those challenges,” Marshall said. “This is a modest investment that has the potential to have a real return in the form safer streets and a more focused and efficient response to crime.”
The center also would be staffed to take incident reports from the field to help police officers stay on the streets.
“That’s the key element to the whole plan,” Marshall said. “The technology will be a big help, but it’s only a tool. The only way to effectively deter and defeat crime is through the cops on the beat. This will not only help direct them to crimes but it will free police to stay on the street doing their job.”
Marshall submitted the request to the Joint Bond Bill Committee after meeting with Mayor Dennis Williams and Police Chief Bobby Cummings this week.
“The city had a $9 million wish list this year,” Marshall said. “When I met with the Mayor, I said there wasn’t going to be room for $9 million in the Bond Bill and we needed to pare things back. The Mayor and the Chief said this was a key recommendation from the state crime commission report because it will link elements of crime fighting technology to help police respond to crime scenes faster and prevent crime.”
City officials are reaching out to the state’s Department of Technology and Information for help in assessing the Wilmington PD’s technology needs and to help design the “Real-Time” Crime Center so it integrates a vehicle locating system, automatic license plate readers, shot spotter, surveillance cameras and other items.
The crime center is one of several recommendations to come out of the state’s Public Safety Strategies Task Force, which convened earlier this year at the direction of the General Assembly and Governor.
“We’ve already made a serious investment to help identify the challenges facing crime fighting in Wilmington and the crime commission gave us a clear path forward to overcoming those challenges,” Marshall said. “This is a modest investment that has the potential to have a real return in the form safer streets and a more focused and efficient response to crime.”
The center also would be staffed to take incident reports from the field to help police officers stay on the streets.
“That’s the key element to the whole plan,” Marshall said. “The technology will be a big help, but it’s only a tool. The only way to effectively deter and defeat crime is through the cops on the beat. This will not only help direct them to crimes but it will free police to stay on the street doing their job.”
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Press Contacts
Scott Goss
Communications Director
(302) 744-4180
[email protected]
Dylan McDowell
Communications Assistant
(302) 744-4282
[email protected]
Scott Goss
Communications Director
(302) 744-4180
[email protected]
Dylan McDowell
Communications Assistant
(302) 744-4282
[email protected]