PD Gets New Equipment

By Glenn Collins
Thursday, February 25, 2010 | 2:02 PM
https://hbtv.us/news/?story_id=185

Haleyville Police Officer Michael Glasheen (back) and Sergeant Dennis Bales (foreground) familiarize themselves with the patrol car's computer

Effective March 1, all marked patrol cars of the Haleyville Police will have laptop computers. This will enable officers to check data, generate reports, and issue e-citations. Haleyville Police Chief Kyle Reogas (picture at left) said, "This will make the patrol officers' job easier." Also, the department has obtained 5 radar guns and 3 portable breathalyzers thanks to a grant from Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

The ADECA/TSS grant totaled $14,000. Reogas added that all patrol cars will have radar. The portable breathalyzers afford the department the ability to check blood-alcohol levels in the field. The Alco-Sensor FST, made by Intoximeters Inc., offers both direct and passive sampling and  produces fast, reliable, accurate results. It weighs less than 8 ounces.