LAURENS POLICE DEPARTMENT

272 North 3rd Street Laurens, IA 50554 712-841-4414 Fax: 712-841-4611
Chief: Rodney E. Watkins

12-26-2002

Martel Electronics:

In November of this year the Laurens Police Department was able to purchase one My Video Partner and one My Digital Partner portable video in car cameras. This came about through a grant from the State of Iowa STEP program.
Your systems are just perfect for a small department like ours. We really like the fact that the cameras can be taken from the car into the field and the actual crime scene can be filmed.

In the past month we have had the occasion to film one drug bust in an apartment where numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia and several small amounts of marijuana and meth were discovered. We were also able to show that the owner of the apartment had a hunting knife taped to the kitchen table leg. With these films we hope for a speedy trial and conviction.

We were also very happy with the cost of the new units. They are with in any budget or any grant you can obtain. Needless to say the installation was so simple, even I as Chief could handle it.

Respectfully yours,

Rodney E. Watkins, Chief