Federal funds bolster NJ police technology

A $1 million award of federal funds for Camden police will be used for acoustic sensors that pinpoint the location of gunshots, laptops to provide on-the-fly crime-pattern analysis, and license-plate readers that help identify stolen cars. Police and politicians staged a news conference yesterday at Camden police headquarters to offer details on how the money, announced last month as part of a $410 billion federal spending bill, will modernize the city's aging police infrastructure.

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