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Wilmington PD hoping for snazzy new info-sharing technology

It comes with a hefty price tag, though.

A Wilmington PD patrol car. (Photo by Flickr user 10-42Adam, used under a Creative Commons license)

The Wilmington Police Department wants a tech reboot.
It’s asking City Council to OK a three-year $309,000 contract with California-based NC4 Public Sector LLC for software that would allow “officers to share relevant, structured, and unstructured information in real-time through situation-based bulletins and police blogs,” according to a story from WDEL 101.7 FM.
Police Chief Bobby Cummings told WDEL the technology would help officers more easily share data, observations and information on patrol deployment.
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