CANYON LAKE, Texas, June 2, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COPsync, Inc. (OTCBB:COYN), a software technology provider to law enforcement and emergency service professionals, announces today that eleven additional Texas law enforcement agencies have been granted federal funding to implement the COPsync™ law enforcement information sharing technology.
The following law enforcement agencies are the latest to receive federal funding under the Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: The City of Eden Police Department, City of Brady Police Department, Concho County Sheriff's Office, McCulloch County Sheriff's Office, Sutton County Sheriff's Office, Menard County Sheriff's Office, Tom Green County Sheriff's Office, Crockett County Sheriff's Office, Rising Star Police Department, Young County Sheriff's Office, and Cottle County Sheriff's Office.
COPsync's 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.
"We are very excited to see eleven new Texas law enforcement agencies being awarded federal funds to implement COPsync's real-time information sharing technology. As with previous announcements of law enforcement agencies being granted federal funding to implement COPsync, this demonstrates the continual support of data information sharing initiatives by federal and state authorities in addition to enabling more police departments and sheriff's offices to increase their levels of safety and efficiency with significantly improved communication, information dissemination and statistical analysis capabilities," commented COPsync, Inc. CEO Russell Chaney.
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 by other agencies using the network. 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.
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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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