Minneapolis City Council approves expansion of ShotSpotter
Sep 19, 2024 · The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday extended a contract for ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, amid debate over whether or not it makes the city safer.
ShotSpotter contract renewal approved by Minneapolis City Council
Sep 19, 2024 · Minneapolis ShotSpotter contract extended to 2026. Minneapolis City Council members voted on Thursday to continue using and even expand the use of ShotSpotter technology in the city, at least...
Minneapolis council approves limited expansion of gunshot …
Sep 20, 2024 · The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a limited two-year expansion plan for ShotSpotter, the technology used to pinpoint gunshots in vulnerable neighborhoods,...
Minneapolis City Council considers smaller expansion of ShotSpotter …
Sep 9, 2024 · Police officials have agreed to limit their expansion plan for ShotSpotter, the technology long used in Minneapolis to pinpoint where guns are fired, as a compromise following concerns by some...
Minneapolis considers an expansion of ShotSpotter - Axios
Sep 19, 2024 · The latest: If the council approves the $2.6 million contract, Minneapolis would add ShotSpotter audio sensors to an area east and south of Loring Park, where reports of gunfire are frequent. However, a council committee rejected the original proposal, which called for adding sensors to Uptown.
Minneapolis police chief appeals to City Council to expand ShotSpotter …
Aug 5, 2024 · Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told a City Council committee on Monday that ShotSpotter helps MPD locate gunshots faster than a 911 call. He says that means quicker evidence...
Council members to examine strengthening Minneapolis ties to ... - MPR News
Sep 9, 2024 · Minneapolis’ contract for gunfire detection technology — most commonly referred to as ShotSpotter — is up for a council committee discussion Monday, as some are asking if city taxpayers should...
Minneapolis councilors mull extending contract for ShotSpotter - kare11.com
Sep 9, 2024 · The Minneapolis city council is weighing whether to keep using ShotSpotter, a detection system that alerts police officers of gunfire.
Minneapolis City Council scales back ShotSpotter expansion
Sep 10, 2024 · Star Tribune reports the Minneapolis City Council is considering a “more moderate expansion” of ShotSpotter in the city following concerns over the length of the initial proposal and a lack...
Minneapolis police want to expand ShotSpotter. Skeptics want …
Aug 3, 2024 · City Council members will be asked to approve a three-year contract extension with SoundThinking, the Fremont, Calif.-based tech company that developed ShotSpotter, at a cost of roughly $963,000.