{"id":219228,"date":"2026-03-02T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/rep-stanton-announces-federal-funding-for-mesa-police-for-gunshot-detection-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:35:10","slug":"rep-stanton-announces-federal-funding-for-mesa-police-for-gunshot-detection-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/rep-stanton-announces-federal-funding-for-mesa-police-for-gunshot-detection-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Stanton announces federal funding for Mesa police for gunshot detection technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2026-03-02\/rep-stanton-announces-federal-funding-for-mesa-police-for-gunshot-detection-technology\">Rep. Stanton announces federal funding for Mesa police for gunshot detection technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2026-03-02\/rep-stanton-announces-federal-funding-for-mesa-police-for-gunshot-detection-technology\">https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2026-03-02\/rep-stanton-announces-federal-funding-for-mesa-police-for-gunshot-detection-technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-02 18:15:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.kjzz.org\">www.kjzz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The city of Mesa announced Monday that it has received half a million dollars in federal funds to help police identify the source of gunfire. Rep. Greg Stanton lobbied for the funds in Congress. <\/p>\n<p>The funds will support the investment in gunshot detection technology, which is used to accurately identify and locate the source of gunfire. <\/p>\n<p>Stanton said the detection system is key to improving law enforcement in the city of Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis immediate notification will improve response times, enhance situational awareness and strengthen public safety efforts across Mesa,\u201d Stanton said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Gunshot detection technology is already utilized in multiple cities across Arizona, including Phoenix and Glendale. <\/p>\n<p>The technology uses microphones placed in focused areas throughout a city to detect and triangulate gunshots as they go off.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ListE-items\" data-list-loadmore-items=\"\">\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>Mesa Public Schools will be eliminating 50 positions in May as part of a planned reduction in force.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>Ceramics, though, were not Ali Schorman\u2019s first artistic love; she went to ASU to study drawing. She says as she was getting ready to finish her degree, she needed to take some classes she\u2019d been putting off.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>The Chicago Cubs plan a new hotel and housing near their facility in Mesa, on the site of a former county animal&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2026-03-02\/rep-stanton-announces-federal-funding-for-mesa-police-for-gunshot-detection-technology\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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