November 26, 2002
Trenton,
NJ—Recognizing
the valuable assistance they provide for law enforcement agencies throughout
Mercer County, Mercer County Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto today presented the
Trenton Fire Department’s Dive Rescue/Recovery Team with a Surf PI Pro
underwater metal detector.
According to Prosecutor Giaquinto, the Dive Rescue/Recovery Team assists
all county law enforcement agencies in a number of missions including the
recovery of weapons which have been thrown into various bodies of water by a
perpetrator. The Dive
Rescue/Recovery Team is called upon to locate the weapon through an underwater
search.
The prosecutor indicated that the Dive rescue Team’s work is often
hampered by silt and mud which is stirred-up by divers negating visual
searching. The Surf PI Pro unit,
which was designed specifically for shallow-water operations, literally allows
the diver to “see through” the mud and silt greatly enhancing the prospects
of recovering the weapon.
“The Dive Rescue/Recovery Team is a tireless ally of all Mercer County
law enforcement agencies. We are
pleased to present them with the Surf PI Pro underwater metal detector which
will be a valuable asset to the Team in their shallow-water operations,” said
Giaquinto.
The need for the metal detector, which costs $555, materialized in August
of 2002 when the Team was assisting the Ewing Police Department in searching for
a gun used in a shooting near the old City Gardens.
The Team searched for hours with no luck due to the murky water
conditions.
Giaquinto noted that the metal detector was purchased with forfeiture funds.