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A new modern emergency phone system replaced an outdated program used by the City of Carlsbad last month after a state grant of $568,000 was secured.
The money was appropriated from the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) during the current fiscal year.
Katey Prell, commander of the Carlsbad Police Department’s communications division, said the previous system was “antiquated” by today’s electronic standards. She said the old system was installed in 2013…
“It did its job for many years,” she said…
