CARY
& CHAPEL HILL JOINTLY CELEBRATE FEDERAL GRANT FOR POLICE TECHNOLOGY
WHAT:
Check presentation for and demonstration of new state-of-the-art
digital cameras that will be used in
Cary
and
Chapel Hill
police vehicles
WHEN:
10 a.m.
Friday, April 16, 2004
WHERE:
Town of Cary Page Walker Arts & History Center, Ambassador
Loop, Town Hall Campus in downtown Cary
WHO:
Wounded Cary Police Officer George Almond, Congressman David Price,
local elected officials, police chiefs, and
staff
BACKGROUND:
Congressman David Price has helped secure $250,000 to be split by the
police departments of
Cary
and
Chapel Hill
to purchase new, state-of-the-art digital
camera systems for patrol vehicles. The
ceremony will include comments from Officer George Almond who was
critically wounded during a traffic stop in 2001, a check presentation by
Congressman Price, and a demonstration of the technology in a patrol
vehicle.
In
case of rain, the event will move indoors to the main gallery of the Page
Walker
.
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PRIMARY
CONTACTS:
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Susan Moran,
Public Information Officer, (919) 460-4951
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