{"id":40815,"date":"2026-07-08T15:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=40815"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:06:58","slug":"governor-hochul-announces-100-million-state-investment-in-law-enforcement-technology-and-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/40815","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hochul announces $100 million state investment in law enforcement technology and equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $100 million state investment in law enforcement technology and equipment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of this investment, $75 million is available for police departments and sheriffs\u2019 offices to improve technology and modernize equipment, allowing them to more effectively solve and prevent crime, and improve officer and community safety.<\/p>\n

Another $25 million will fund a new, statewide records management system, replacing a decades-old platform to improve information sharing and streamline reporting. This new investment in the state\u2019s LETECH grant program builds upon $127 million previously awarded through the program to 378 agencies from Western New York to Long Island, and is included in the FY27 Enacted Budget, which sustains record-level funding for public safety initiatives statewide.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeeping New Yorkers safe means ensuring the men and women who protect our communities have the tools and technology they need to meet today\u2019s public safety challenges,\u201d\u00a0Governor Hochul said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis investment will help agencies modernize equipment, strengthen public safety, and improve information sharing capabilities to enhance the work they do to protect the communities they serve, while continuing our comprehensive approach to reducing crime across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Administered by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), the LETECH program will fund a variety of equipment and technology, including but not limited to acoustic gunshot detection systems, drones, counter-drone mitigation systems, 3-D crime scene laser scanners, trauma kits and automated external defibrillators, body-worn cameras and vests, traffic and safety equipment, lighting, specialized records management systems, and patrol vehicle and officer equipment.<\/p>\n

Agencies also may purchase equipment and technology to support 911 centers, emergency management operations, parking and code enforcement, and communication platforms to engage with the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Hochul continues to secure unprecedented levels of funding for public safety. These record resources allow DCJS to do what we do best: support agencies and organizations throughout the state in their efforts to keep New Yorkers safe and help communities thrive. I am grateful to the Governor for continuing to make public safety her number one priority, and to the thousands of \u2018on the ground\u2019 partners who have dedicated themselves to this life-saving work,\u201d said New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Commissioner Rossana Rosado.<\/p>\n

Approximately 500 agencies outside of New York City are eligible to apply for LETECH grants: village, town, city, and tribal police departments and county sheriffs\u2019 offices.<\/p>\n

DCJS established a tiered funding system, with maximum grant awards based on the number of full-time, equivalent sworn officers that agencies employ, ranging from $100,000 (10 or fewer officers) to $6 million (more than 1,001 officers).<\/p>\n

The new records management system, requested by local police chiefs, county sheriffs\u2019 and district attorneys, will be available to law enforcement agencies statewide, including more than 150 smaller and rural departments that have lacked the resources to modernize. DCJS will convene the New York State Police, police chiefs, sheriffs, and district attorneys to ensure the new system meets the needs of all stakeholders.<\/p>\n

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NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $100 million state investment in law enforcement technology and equipment. As part of this investment, $75 million is available for police departments and sheriffs\u2019 offices to improve technology and modernize equipment, allowing them to more effectively solve and prevent crime, and improve officer and community safety. Another $25 million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40816,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40815\/revisions\/40816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}