Grant will pay for infrared camera for investigating grow ops

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is receiving $77,000 in grants from the Attorney General’s Civil Remedies Grant Program to improve crime reporting and the ability to search for missing persons and uncover grow ops.

The police service will build an online system that will allow victims of minor crimes to report them quickly and efficiently. It will also purchase a handheld infrared scanner to increase their capacity to investigate grow ops and help in the search for missing persons in their 3,200 square kilometre jurisdiction.

These crime-fighting tools are made possible through a program created under the Civil Remedies Act that allows money to be taken out of the hands of wrongdoers and used to support the prevention of crime and victimization.

“The Greater Sudbury Police would like to express our gratitude to the Attorney General for being able to receive these grants. With this funding, the Police Service will purchase valuable tools and technology that will positively impact our ability to investigate crime and enhance service delivery to all residents, thereby improving community safety,” said Greater Sudbury Police Service Chief Frank Elsner.