Representative Seth Magaziner has announced 800-thousand-dollars in federal funding for the Warwick Police Department.
The money from the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill will be used to buy new radios and scanner.
Warwick Police Chief Michael Lima says the department will purchase multi-band portable radios that will enable seamless communication across local, state and partner radio systems.
The department will also be able to install digital radio scanners in police cruisers