The police department in the city of Othello (WA) is requesting $15,000 to equip 14 of its police cars with devices to leverage its existing infrastructure and control some of the city’s traffic lights.
Addressing city council, Othello Police Chief Phil Schenck said the department was making this late request after discovering a number of the city’s traffic lights are equipped with Opticom sensors, which allow emergency vehicles to emit a radio signal or infrared strobe flash to control a traffic signal as they approach.
Read more about how the department is hoping to improve community safety in the Columbia Basin.
