Cincinnati mulls map system for cruisers after teen’s death

CINCINNATI – An Ohio city is considering buying a computer mapping system that could have pinpointed for police officers the location of a student who twice called 911 saying he was trapped inside a minivan in a Cincinnati school parking lot and then died.

Discussion about buying the technology comes after The Cincinnati Enquirer reported late Thursday that Cincinnati didn’t act on a proposal last summer to buy the $578,000 system for police cruisers.

A memo given to the City Council and mayor Friday says the current technology director and police chief weren’t aware of the proposal.

The newspaper reported that 911 dispatchers had a map showing the location of the van in which 16-year-old Kyle Plush died April 10, but officers did not and never searched the correct school parking lot.

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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com