{"id":999,"date":"2024-09-09T08:13:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ause1wordpress01.aws.mot-solutions.com\/en_us\/?p=999"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:13:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:13:10","slug":"building-the-police-department-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-test.motorolasolutions.com\/en_us\/building-the-police-department-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Police Department of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"\/en_us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/ralph_martin.jpg\" alt=\"ralph_martin\" width=\"334\" height=\"227\" \/><\/em>When I began my career in law enforcement, back in 1973, we didn&#8217;t even have portable radios. I had a little Motorola two-way radio in a 1972 Dodge with bench seats. If we needed help, we had to run back to the car, ask for help, and then go back to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a young deputy sheriff in Los Angeles County, then lieutenant, captain, and division commander, I watched society change and law enforcement evolve. I was a platoon commander during all five nights of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were very few frequencies back then, and communications were restricted. I never thought I&#8217;d see the day when there would be computers inside a police car. Now, we can get not only voice but also data inside the car and on portable devices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I retired in 2009, but came out of retirement at the request of the city of Santa Maria. The job was to restructure the Police Department. I was excited about the opportunity to build a department from the ground up. And that included a communication system, a new fleet, and an entire new building.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re a self-contained police department, and we do our own dispatching for 130 officers, as well as the Fire Department, handling close to 300 calls for service every day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The communication system is the most important tool we have, yet, the City of Santa Maria&#8217;s system was 20 years old. Our upgrade to Motorola Solutions WAVE, computer aided dispatch and next generation call-talking will enable the entire city to communicate\u2014not only the police and fire departments, but also public works, transit and the schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because when something goes south, whether it&#8217;s an <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"\/en_us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/santa_maria_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"253\" \/>earthquake, whether it&#8217;s inclement weather, a missing child or an auto accident, everyone dials 9-1-1. And we want to be there for them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My job as Police Chief was no longer to drive around and arrest people; it&#8217;s to make sure that public safety personnel have everything they need to do their job. 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