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Better data, better solutions: Allentown deploying gunshot surveillance, license-plate readers
The Allentown Police Department secured $4.1 million in grants to buy 67 license-plate readers and several gunshot-detection devices.
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Allentown leaders stump for Sen. Casey’s bills to crack down on fentanyl at U.S. borders
Allentown's mayor and police chief are backing Sen. Bob Casey's legislative efforts to stop more fentanyl at the U.S./Mexico border.
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Allentown's gunshot-detection system: 'Life-changing' tech or over-surveillance?
City officials say the technology will be "life-changing," while critics have called the system "reactionary" and an expansion of the "surveillance state."
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Allentown mayor to present 2nd, free State of the City address
Mayor Matt Tuerk first presented his annual address Jan. 11 to the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce at an event where tickets cost nonmembers almost $90.
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Allentown jumpstarts drive to curb traffic-related deaths by 2030
Some streets could undergo major changes, while Mayor Matt Tuerk said his administration will look to lower speed limits "across the city."