ALBANY – Eleven police departments in the Hudson Valley have been granted state funds to purchase electronic fingerprinting equipment. The devices will replace existing ones that either malfunction or are obsolete.
All fingerprints taken in connection with arrests must be submitted electronically to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, the state’s repository of criminal history record information, and the FBI.
The departments receiving grants for new digital fingerprinting machines are:
Beacon Police – $10,000
Clarkstown Police – $10,000
Goshen Town Police – $8,998
Kingston Police – $10,000
Middletown Police – $10,000
Mount Vernon Police – $10,000
New Paltz Police – $10,000
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office – $19,989 for two devices
Westchester County Department of Public Safety – $8,351
White Plains Department of Public Safety – $10,000
Yonkers Police – $19,692 for two devices
The maximum grant awarded for each device was $10,000. Each grant recipient must provide a 50 percent local match as this technology benefits both local law enforcement and the state.
