CANYON LAKE, Texas, April 29, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COPsync, Inc. (OTCBB:COYN), a software technology provider to law enforcement and emergency service professionals, announces today that five Texas law enforcement agencies, the Coke County Sheriff's Office, the Schleicher County Sheriff's Office, the City of Sonora Police Department, the Kimble County Sheriff's Office, the Mason County Sheriff's Office and the City of Seymour Police Department, were granted federal funding to implement the COPsync™ law enforcement information sharing technology under the Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The COPsync technology will provide these agencies with the ability to bring them into compliance with federal mandates established by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with respect to interoperability and information sharing.
COPsync, Inc. CEO, Russell Chaney, said, "With the assistance of COPsync, Inc., these agencies have been awarded federal funds for their implementation of COPsync. By adding this technology infrastructure, these law enforcement agencies are providing their officers with increased levels of safety and efficiency. Communication, dissemination of information, and statistical analysis within these agencies should all improve with the COPsync technology. We are pleased that federal and state authorities continue to financially support data information sharing initiatives such as COPsync."
By utilizing the COPsync software, law enforcement officers on the software network are able to view all activity generated on a particular subject or fugitive, even to the point of being able to view reports or citations. Any law enforcement officer on the COPsync network will be immediately alerted if an individual with whom that officer is in contact has been determined to be a safety threat, has an active warrant for their arrest, is listed as a runaway or otherwise flagged in the system. This information allows law enforcement officers to prepare and respond intelligently to a potential threat.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG-funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures. These funds are administered by the Criminal Justice Division (CJD) of the Office of the Governor based on competitive scoring by the relevant Council of Governments (COG).
About COPsync, Inc.
COPsync Inc. (OTCBB:COYN) is positioned to become one of the fastest growing software technology providers to law enforcement and emergency service professionals worldwide. COPsync, Inc. is the only law enforcement software provider to provide full data collection and information sharing capabilities to all subscribing agencies in real time at the point of incident directly to the patrol officer. For more information please visit www.COPsync.com.
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