Episode 6 - Ryan Simpson

Eye on Opticom

English - March 09, 2021 11:00 - 7 minutes - 5.47 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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The booming Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie has had preemption for law enforcement for the past few decades. In this episode, Grand Prairie (TX) PD Support Services Division Ryan Simpson details his police department’s long history with preemption and why it considers that technology as essential to its job performance as lights, sirens and badges.