City council to vote on new mobile command center for Wilmington police

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Wilmington city leaders will vote tomorrow to give police a new mobile command center. It’s the department’s vital tool for disaster situations or at crime scenes.

Leaders will vote on a resolution Tuesday to set aside more than $512,000 for the new mobile command unit. The department’s current unit dates back to 1999 and has logged more and 360 hours at scenes.

WPD is requesting specific resources and designs of the vehicle from the Wisconsin based developer.

“It’s time to replace it and I think anybody would say for us to get as much wear and tear out of a vehicle, it’s the right time,” says police public information officer Linda Rawley Thompson.

If council approves the new mobile command center, Wilmington police expect to bring the vehicle into its fleet by the end of the year.