No Money for Radio

Selectmen in the town of Southborough (Mass.) are willing to spend $65,000 to upgrade the police department’s radio system to eliminate deadspots–but not until 2008. Chief William Webber said the black-out zones include a commuter rail station where officers handled an incident last August when a man jumped from a train. Two officers that were 200 yards apart could not communicate at the scene. Officers claim that 20% of the town isn’t covered by the radio system.