Valley police work together on mobile system

BOARDMAN — Police agencies in the Mahoning Valley have been cooperating on an in-car computer system for the past 14 years with its server based in the Boardman Police Department, but the location has changed.

The network enables police officers in their cars to check vehicle registration records, criminal records as well as operators’ licenses and photographs from a Mobile Data Terminal or MDT in each cruiser. It is a valuable tool for law enforcement with over 100 MDTs deployed in the cruisers of 14 separate departments in the valley. As of last week the responsibility for the system has changed hands.

“The Canfield Police Department has agreed to take over the system and its maintenance,” said Boardman Police Chief Patrick J. Berarducci.

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