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GPS system installed in Cameron Co. patrol units
Posted: 02.21.2013 at 8:41 PM
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Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio
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The Cameron County Sheriff's Department has installed GPS systems in over 100 of their patrol vehicles.

Sheriff Omar Lucio said the "mobile-links" software can track patrol units anywhere they go through the more than 1,200 square miles in the county.

Dispatchers will be able to see exactly where a patrol unit is located, where it's headed and how fast an officer is driving.

The sheriff said it's a safety tool for both the community and deputies.

The system costs a total of $378,000 and was purchased through a state grant.

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