The Plumstead Township Police Department has been approved to receive $144,000 in grant funding through a Pennsylvania Crime and Delinquency – Local Law Enforcement grant award.  The purpose of the grant program is to provide funding to local law enforcement agencies to implement technology improvements and to purchase / upgrade equipment. 

• The Department will be using the funding to upgrade its Body-Worn camera system and In-Car camera system.  Current Body-Worn cameras were purchased in 2015 and have been an asset to the department being deployed on each shift and used by all officers on patrol to enhance transparency and accountability.
• The Department will add four Automated License Plate Recognition cameras in the Township.  These units alert officers and investigators of stolen vehicles, wanted individuals, individuals on a terrorist watchlist and other offenders entered into the National Crime Information Center. The Department has had many successes developing leads and arrests utilizing this technology.  Adding other locations to install the fixed ALPR system will enhance our crime solving ability by having the platform to scan additional plates and identify additional offenders, building from our current success. 
• The Department will also use grant funding to upgrade the in-house video system, which will allow the department to safeguard evidence and enhance our monitoring of both interior and exterior locations of the police facility. This system will allow staff to monitor exterior events, monitor citizen-officer interactions, monitor holding cell and interview area interactions and increase officers -citizen safety.