Anchorage Assembly approves $511,190 grant to replace police patrol car computers

Anchorage police will replace about 80 to 85 aging mobile data computers in patrol cars under a $511,190 federal grant the Anchorage Assembly approved Tuesday. The resolution passed unanimously on the consent agenda.

The money also buys desktop and laptop computers and monitors needed to run the department's new CAD/RMS dispatch and records system. The department chose Hexagon for that software in April 2022.

The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. It sets aside $302,000 for a Panasonic mobile laptop refresh, $205,376 for staff computers and $3,814 for grant training and travel. The city will add $11,242 from the 2026 police operating budget to cover charges one municipal department bills another, for a total of $522,432.