New infrared laser technology to help Shawnee police work efficiently

New technology that could save some of your tax dollars is coming to the Shawnee Police Department.

The Shawnee City Council recently approved about $70,000 to buy a Faro 3D Laser Scanner. It will help officers map crime and crash scenes faster, with better accuracy.

The Faros are infrared lasers. They collect scene measurements on a cloud, with accuracy of plus or minus one millimeter. Essentially, it does all the work by taking “pictures,” and takes out room for human error, making for a more efficient process.

“If we put the scanner out there we can get all the data we need from the scene and all the evidence collected, we will be able to open up the road way quicker,” Sgt. Steve Walsh with the Shawnee Police Department said.

Right now, Shawnee PD is using the same system it had since 2002, a 2D system called “Total Station” that requires four or five officers to operate it for hours at a time.

(Read more: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF)