Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that both houses of Congress have passed the FY 2010 Omnibus Appropriations bill which includes $600,000 for the Buffalo Police Department. The funding would be used to replace the city’s outdated manual traffic and criminal reporting system with an efficient, technology-based automated Traffic and Crime Reporting System. This will improve the overall information management, officer safety, and law enforcement performance. The funding was included as part of the FY2010 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The bill passed the House last week and the Senate over the weekend and now awaits the President’s signature.

“It’s important that police have the resources they need to keep Buffalo residents safe." said Rep. Slaughter. "The TraCS System gives police the ability to quickly and efficiently upload and download data, which gives them critical information while allowing them more time for patrolling the streets. This is a very worthy investment for the people of people of Buffalo.”