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From left, Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady pose with a ceremonial check acknowledging a nearly $600,000 federal grant used to upgrade the department's Real-Time Information and Crime Center.
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Bloomington Police unveils plans for $550K federal grant updating real-time crime data center
Lauren Warnecke
The region's only real-time data center collects and interprets information from license plate and public safety cameras. Bloomington Police plan to invest in crash detection tools and additional software and hardware upgrades.
Windows line the exterior walls of a large former office building with branches of a tree visible in the front.
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Bloomington OKs revised development plan for former State Farm building downtown
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Two people seated in a crowded meeting space holding signs that read 'Data Centers' with a X over it and 'No Data Centers'
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Residents bring objections to the idea of a data center to Bloomington City Council
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