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Thursday, October 08, 2009

Another Major Award For Lehigh County?

Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham announced today that Lehigh County’s Records Management System, which allows police departments to share crime data in real time, has been named a finalist for a national Government Security News: Homeland Security Award. Lehigh County is the only non-federal agency up for “Most Significant Information-Sharing Program, Project or Agency” category at the 2009 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Denver, Colorado.

“Crime doesn’t respect municipal boundaries,” said Cunningham. "Sharing police data in real time across municipalities can help law enforcement recognize patterns and stop more crimes before they occur.”

Other nominees for the award include U.S. Postal Office, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Command, Control and Interoperability Division (CID) of the Department of Homeland Security.

The winner will be announced on October 27 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

Lehigh County District Attorney James B. Martin said the CODY records management system is a tremendous advancement for law enforcement. “What we like about this system is that it not only allows us to keep our records organized, but it provides officers on the street and detectives the ability to access the information quickly when the opportunity to solve a crime or react to a situation is the greatest.”

The Records Management project was one of a group of key public safety initiatives introduced by Cunningham’s administration last year to help municipalities in the area of public safety.

Lehigh County recently awarded $304,000 in matching grants to six municipalities to hire 10 community police officers under its Safe Streets program and has opened a Central Booking Facility to process all bookings in Lehigh County at no cost to municipalities. This allows police officers to get back on the street quickly instead of spending hours mired in paperwork.

“Ensuring the safety of our community and protecting our residents is our primary concern,” said Cunningham. “We put the CODY Records Management System in place because it gives our first responders, police and investigators a powerful tool to do their jobs and solve crimes.”
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4 comments:

  1. Bob RomancheckOctober 8, 2009 at 8:56 AM

    I wonder what the next major annoucement from Cunningham will be. Hopefully he will announce a plan designed to keep the Little Lehigh creek from drying up, the result of his disorganized economic development activities. I only wish.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    He's about to empty taxpayers' wallets due to his fiscal incompetence. Get ready to pay for this year's Cunningham campaign with next year's tax increase. The guy is incapable of shame.

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  3. BobOctober 9, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    Bernie it is really interesting to note how many people care about Cunningham AWARDS. Two and one of them is me.
    Oh well, the trials of incompetence

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  4. Sanctifying GraceOctober 9, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    Bernie,

    I found it! Here it is:

    http://www.redriderleglamps.com/


    Peace, ~~Alex

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