The East Ridge Police Department has ordered 14 new laptop computers with in-car mounts in order for officers to stay out in the field longer while getting paperwork completed.
Currently, the officers have to return to the station to complete incident reports, arrest reports and crash reports on desktop computers. This will cut down on the officers’ time off the road, catching offenders and help with response times to calls of service, said officials.
With the implementation of the new in-car computer systems, officers can stay within their assigned districts while getting reports written as well as running driver information within the system to check for offences or outstanding warrants.
These computers were purchased with a combination of Federal Department of Justice grants and the sale of outdated/surplus equipment and vehicles.