68.1 F
The Villages
Subscribe
Saturday, May 4, 2024
type here...

Wildwood police to be armed with biometric scanners

By Meta Minton

The Wildwood Police Department will soon be armed with two biometric scanners that will be able to scan fingerprints and tie into the Florida Department of Law Enforcement database.

The Wildwood City Commission on Monday night approved the purchase of two Falcon Rapid ID Scanners for a total of $4,178.

Police Chief E.W. Reeser said the technology would be useful, particularly in cases of suspects trying to claim a false identity.

More Headlines

Get Our Daily Emails

Headlines

Letters to the Editor

Villagers don’t have gates but the Morse family does

A Village of Country Club Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, points out The Villages is not a true gated community, but the Morse family is living behind gates at their compound.

Villager says his Black Lab has been attacked by unleashed dogs

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Dabney resident reports that his Black Lab has been attacked by small unleashed dogs.

The gates are more beneficial than you might think

A Village of Palo Alto resident suggests the gates are of more value than just slowing down traffic. He explains in a Letter to the Editor.

Shockingly light sentence in hit-and-run death

A Village of Antrim Dells resident was shocked to read about the sentence a woman received after a hit-and-run crash on Rolling Acres Road claimed the life of a pedestrian and seriously injured a second man.

They are ruining the reasons people have chosen The Villages

A Village of St. James resident who moved to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown a decade ago, fears The Villages is ruining the reason people chose to buy homes here.

Photos