Grapevine Police Department will purchase and renew software services for several forensic tools.
Grapevine City Council approved the purchase and renewal of user licenses for five digital investigation tools and evidence testing services totaling $110,359 as well as a restructuring of the police reserve program during its Oct. 20 meeting.
Council also approved an $18,000 purchase for fire department squad training and the donation of an old ambulance cot to the Rains ISD high school health science EMT program, according to the city.
The details
User license renewals were approved for the three tools PowerPlus, CellHawk and NightHawk from LeadsOnline for $20,106.
PowerPlus allows detectives to search transaction records from pawn shops, secondhand dealers, scrap-metal businesses and ecoATM kiosks, according to the city.
CellHawk is used to process call detail records, cell-tower data and GPS information by analyzing cellular and location-based data. NightHawk combines data from multiple sources like gunshot detection, GPS and social media on a map and timeline.
Two user licenses were renewed from Magnetic Forensics for $20,566. The forensics tools are used to access data from smartphones and analyze the extracted data.
Evidence testing services were also purchased from Signature Science for $45,000. Signature Science offers forensic and investigative services like DNA examination and analysis.
Related highlights
Council also approved the $24,687 purchase of document management and policy compliance software from Power DMS.
The program is used for managing and distributing critical documents like policies, operating procedures and training materials, according to the city.
To comply with The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement’s updated policies, the six part-time police officers in Grapevine will be merged into the existing Police Reserve Officer Program.
The reserve program was originally for volunteers while the part-time program was salaried. The reserve program is authorized to have 25 officers, according to the city.
Also on the agenda
The fire department purchased training from Task Force 1 Inc. on operating a truck company with a smaller staff.
Truck companies are generally responsible for non-water-related operations like entry, search and ladders. The Grapevine Fire Department has one truck company.
The department is also donating a non-powered ambulance cot to the Rains ISD high school health science department in Emory, Texas. The cot has exceeded its service life for the city and will be used as an educational prop in EMT training.
