Crime Rates Down in Erie County After Law Enforcement Technology Grants, Hochul Says

Hochul touts $127M in funding for NY law enforcement

(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says new spending on high-tech gadgetry and new technologies will help the state's law enforcement agencies fight crime.

New York State invests $743,000 in police technology for Town of Tonawanda

The Town of Tonawanda Police Department received a significant technology boost with an investment from New York State's Safer Streets Initiative, announced by Governor Hochul on Monday.

Gov. Hochul highlights $19 million investment in law enforcement technology across Western New York police agencies

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Town of Tonawanda Police Department on Monday to highlight more than $19 million in state investments that are modernizing law enforcement technology and equipment for local police agencies. More from WBEN:

Crime rates down in Erie County after law enforcement technology grants, Hochul says

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday decreased crime rates in Erie County compared to last year, which she attributes to the implementation of new technology in police agencies across the state. Western New York received a total of $19 million in a $127 million statewide investment for new technology in local law enforcement, which Hochul first announced last May. Hochul visited the Tonawanda Police Department, which rec…