Police Panel to Pursue LAPD Radios Upgrade
The Police Commission agreed Tuesday to challenge a city administrator’s decision not to provide money to upgrade LAPD radios. The administrator blamed a budget shortfall exceeding $200 million.
The issue arose as the commission considered use-of-force cases, including some where officers said they radioed information to others, but transmission tapes show nothing from them.
Tim Riley, LAPD chief information officer, said the department’s 10,000 hand-held radios are 10 to 12 years old and should have been replaced after seven.
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