Genesee County is receiving a $25,580 grant from the state for local law enforcement agencies to upgrade their video interrogation equipment.
This is the third time in the past decade the state has awarded such a grant to the County.
The money is awarded to the District Attorney's Office and will be distributed to the Sheriff's Office, Batavia PD, Le Roy PD, and Corfu PD.
The money will allow those agencies to replace worn out or outdated equipment.
District Attorney Lawrence Friedman said there is a protocol for when agencies record interrogations. The equipment is used in the case of serious felony offenses.
Genesee County received the largest grant in what the Governor's Office considers the Finger Lakes Region. Rochester PD received $24,283; Albion PD, $6,854; and Wyoming County, $5,282.
The Governor's Office announced a total of $650,000 in grants to help 28 local law enforcement agencies in 23 counties across the state.
