ASHEVILLE — The federal government will give more than half a million dollars to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for police radios.
The $643,063 will be used for a transition from analog to digital communications for the Cherokee Indian Police Department.
It includes emergency dispatch and communications upgrades, portable computers for mobile units in police cars, digital radios and GPS.
These upgrades will improve interoperability with other federal, state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, the government said.
The grant was made under the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation programs offered by the Justice Department.
(from the Asheville Citizen, 15 September 2011.
The $643,063 will be used for a transition from analog to digital communications for the Cherokee Indian Police Department.
It includes emergency dispatch and communications upgrades, portable computers for mobile units in police cars, digital radios and GPS.
These upgrades will improve interoperability with other federal, state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, the government said.
The grant was made under the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation programs offered by the Justice Department.
(from the Asheville Citizen, 15 September 2011.