Tamara interviews four career law enforcement professionals from the state of Maine regarding the use of technology in police work, and how it has evolved over the last 30 years. 

Chief Mike Field of the Bath, Maine PD. 

Sheriff Joel Merry of Sagadahoc County. 

Chief Troy Cline of the Town of Buxton

Karen Hamiton, Computer Administrator for Lincoln County. 

The discussion includes the following topics: Technology related to the filing of paperwork, typewriters, micro-fiche, copy paper, radar, radio, cellular, wifi, communications, drug-testing, opioid hotspots, AVL, TruNarc, IMC, Spillman, body cams, car cams, facial recognition, drones, license plate recognition, Covid19, online training, Power DMS, Drug Taskforce, iPod, Toughbook, RhinoTab, ODMAP, ERG... and more! 

Links to some of the products and organizations referenced in the podcast will be updated here 5/18/20.