Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
Standing with police officers, community leaders and elected officials at the Utica Police Department’s headquarters, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer launched a major push to secure funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that would allow the City of Utica to enhance its cutting-edge crime-fighting tools by purchasing a new audio sensing system called “ShotSpotter.” Schumer said that this technology is used to improve police response to gun violence – to save lives and solve crimes – by providing law enforcement with real-time alerts when it detects the sound of gunshots. Schumer said first responders need this technology to quickly and accurately locate crime scenes and victims. Schumer explained that the City of Utica could use this cutting-edge technology to solve one of its most common scanner calls: shots fired. For example, the Utica Police Department responded to 47 firearm shooting assaults over 2015 and 2016 – with 44% of shots fired calls involving a lapse in report time or uncertainty of the exact location of the shooting.