For City Council Meeting September 10, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to 1) Approve the Purchase of a Radio Frequency Detector/Cell Site Simulator in the Amount of $930,005.16 with Jacobs Technology Inc. (JTI); and 2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or his Designee to Execute all Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve the Purchase of a Radio Frequency Detector/Cell Site Simulator in the Amount of $930,005.16 with Jacobs Technology Inc. (JTI); and
2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or his Designee to Execute all Documents.
BACKGROUND
The Rialto Police Department Investigations units are tasked with conducting investigations related to human, narcotics and weapons trafficking, locating missing persons and runaway juveniles, tracking and apprehension of serious violent offenders, other covert and plain clothes investigations, and operations aimed at reducing violent crime and protecting life in the community.
The ongoing advancement of cellular telephones and cellular telephone networks have made traditional methods of locating victims of violent crime, missing-at-risk persons, 9-1-1 callers, and wanted suspects increasingly difficult or impossible without accurate real-time information.
The use of specialized technical equipment is necessary to help victims and locate persons. The Rialto Police Department has determined that a radio frequency detector/cellular site simulator is the best available tool to effectively and efficiently accomplish those goals. A radio frequency detector/cellular site simulator is capable of doing in minutes what could take investigators dozens of hours to accomplish. It operates by detecting, triangulating and measuring cellular phone radio frequencies.
A radio frequency detector/cellular site simulator will enhance investigators' ability...
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