By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s license plate recognition cameras are “actually working phenomenally” a year after being installed, Police Chief Richard Jones said.
“What we currently have in place has been very effective,” he told town commissioners on June 14. “Need to knock on wood, we’ve had very, very little criminal activity — almost none — in the last 12 months probably as a result of our enforcement efforts and obviously, the installation of those cameras.”
Jones reported having “one burglary by definition” in May, “but really what it was, was leftover roofing material that was stolen from a job site,” he said. A suspect has been identified and the case was still being investigated, he added.
The chief also said he attended an FBI-hosted conference to learn what the federal agency can do for small departments such as Gulf Stream’s, “as well as give us some training opportunities to see things that we may not be aware of in technology and funding and various other areas.”
The FBI paid for the full cost of Jones’ trip, he said. Jones was one of 70 invited to attend.
Also at the town meeting, commissioners approved their side of an agreement to extend for five years getting fire rescue services from Delray Beach. That city’s commissioners were to sign off on the deal in July.
Delray Beach has provided Gulf Stream with fire rescue protection for more than 30 years with the latest agreement coming in 2009. The proposed extension has a built-in cost increase that will stay the same as under the current agreement, which is either 5% or the All Urban Consumers United States April Consumer Price Index, whichever is greater.
“So we are pleased with the services we’ve been provided,” Assistant Town Attorney Trey Nazzaro said.
Interim Delray Beach Fire Rescue Chief Kevin Green was “very positive” about his department’s relationship with the town and its residents, Nazzaro said, “and I returned the sentiment and thanked him for his department’s continued service to the town.”
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