Tuesday, July 14, 2009

NYPD Spends Nearly $1 Million On Typewriters For Desk Cops At Police Stations



(From The New York Post -- By Jeremy Olshan)

New York City is plunking down nearly $1 million on typewriters for its keystroke cops.

That's right -- typewriters.

Despite the adoption of high-tech equipment that can read license plates from the air and detect radiological events before they happen, manual and electric typewriters continue to be used throughout the NYPD -- and they won't be phased out anytime soon, officials told THE NEW YORK POST.

In fact, just last year, the city signed a $982,269 contract with New Jersey-based SWINTEC for the purchase of thousands of new manual and electric typewriters over the next three years -- some of which retail for as much as $649 apiece.

NYPD Spends Nearly $1 Million On Typewriters For Desk Cops At Police Stations

[Yeah!]

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