The 2003 Winnebago the Apache Junction Police Department uses as a command van is being replaced with a nearly $1.8 million Freightliner M2 truck with a tethered drone using American Rescue Plan Act funds.
The Apache Junction City Council at a meeting July 16 voted unanimously as part of a consent agenda to approve spending $1,787,302.16 in ARPA funds to purchase the vehicle from Safeware Inc. as part of a cooperative contract.
A mobile command vehicle is a specialty vehicle that can be taken to remote areas, Police Chief Michael Pooley said during the council’s July 2 meeting.
