Read and Feed

Officer Josh Wilson (New London PD)
Premier MDC, Vision Air RMS, TraCS, eTime

"During my 10 years as a patrol officer, I have been consistently occupied with entering license and vehicle information. Depending on the situation context, it could be difficult to spare the required attention to simply read and key lengthy alpha-numeric identifiers. When using the Read & Feed™ scanner, the interruption to my situational awareness was dramatically reduced, along with an increase in accuracy of the collected information. Poor lighting and small digits were no longer challenges to collecting data. I found the Read & Feed™ scanner especially useful for incidents requiring the documentation of large numbers of people (e.g., traffic accidents and underage drinking parties). The Read & Feed™ scanner's ease of use requires only a few minutes of instruction, and Huzzard System's assistance in tailoring the software to our agency's need was seamless and easy. Im my estimation, the quick and accurate means to collect basic information is long overdue in law enforcement."

Chief Jess Keplinger (Lena PD)
Spillman, Spillman Mobile, TraCS, eTime

"The Read & Feed™ scanner is an invaluable tool for our agency. Our department uses Spillman for records management and Spillman Mobile to run vehicle registration and driver's license queries. Using the Read & Feed™ scanner, our officers can scan the bar codes on driver's licenses and vehicle registrations instead of manually entering the data or conducting the records check over the radio. This reduces radio traffic and saves time. Vehicle traffic stops and traffic crashes that have multiple parties involved are now much easier to handle... simply scan the licenses into the computer and you are done.

The Read & Feed™ scanner works phenomenally well with the TraCS program. On average, our officers can complete a traffic stop and issue a citation and/or warning in a fraction of the time it used to take because of the Read & Feed™ scanner. Additionally, the technical support we have received from Huzzard Systems is first-rate and always very prompt. I would recommend the Read & Feed™ scanner to any law enforcement agency."

Officer Mark Jorgensen (Hartland PD)
Spillman, TraCS, eTime

"A 28 yr veteran officer just came in off the road and mentioned how much the reader just helped him on his last traffic stop. He had the girlfriend of the listed vehicle owner driving on a suspended DL. She has had warrants off and on through the years, also. The passenger is a guy we've had warrants on and have fought with several times through the years. After making contact with the vehicle occupants and obtaining their ID/DL's, the officer was able to quickly run them by simply scanning their DL's. The reader not only noticeably cut-down the officer's time as opposed to hand entering two separate people's information into his laptop but it kept him much safer by allowing him to keep his focus on the suspects in the vehicle vs. typing on his laptop. Nice and quick - Nice and safe.

I have received only positive feedback on how great it works, especially for eTime Person Searches when running someone that is not the listed owner. I asked for emails laying out how the officers have used it and what they thought of it. "Was there any problems or any suggestions on how it could work better or other applications it could help with?", etc. As is typical, I don't get detailed emails but instead, I get the passing, "Hey, Mark! I love the barcode scanner. I've used it a lot this week. It works great! It's awesome not having to hand enter all that info."

I've had a few opportunities lately when I had to cover traffic duty in the morning and I like to have the reader set-up, ready to scan the DL for eTime Person Search before I leave the PD lot. That way I just have to pick it up and push one button on the scanner/reader. The one traffic stop, the car listed to "mom and dad" not the 16 year old driving the car to school - Whammm!!! The kid's DL is shot with the scanner and the search is initiated that fast. No typing everything into eTime. I then click on the Spillman Names icon on my computer and after several clicks on the reader to get to Spillman Person Search, I shoot the DL again and it imports the kid's info into the Spillman Names fields. After the traffic stop, I open another Spillman Names window and search the kid's last name. If she's not been entered into Spillman before, I now have all but her phone number ready to save to the names database, saving me 3 - 5 minutes.

The feedback so far has been great. Hartland PD averages over 3,000 traffic stops a year. I believe HPD will be using the readers about 30% of the time a traffic stop is made, not to mention any persons not operating a vehicle that are run for wants, underage drinking parties or entered into Spillman Names Table and so on."

Commander Bill Wolf (Elgin, Illinois PD)
New World 9, Premier MDC, Age Verify

"The Read & Feed™ unit was quickly configured to match our software user interfaces. Once the configuration was complete, the installation into various computers was very simple as the unit is plug and play. The unit is very easy to use and has worked very well in our mobile environment. The use of the unit has saved time on traffic stops and also reduces user typing errors. We are very happy with the unit and the service that we have received."

Chief WM. Riesterer (Valders PD)
HTE SunGard, TraCS

"The Huzzard Read & Feed™ bar code reader is a "must have" in every squad car. The fact that it works in conjunction with TraCS, interfacing with many of the popular interface softwares like HTE SunGard, Spillman, Premier, and New World, all while allowing the officer to maintain a visual on the suspect and not on the keyboard (plus the pure time savings realized by a "quick" scan versus typing demographic information) makes it one of the best safety and time saving devices to come along in quite awhile.

I highly recommend to any agency, no matter what software you are currently using. Read & Feed™ is simply a "must have."

Officer David Griffin (Sauk Prairie PD)
HTE SunGard, TraCS

"We've had three officers use the unit including myself. So far the unit is fantastic! The guys that have used it really like it. It is one of those things you really have to use on some real traffic stops to see the benefit. It's not only a time saver for data entry, but increases officer safety as well; you don't have to have two eyes on a laptop screen.

Also, I have been able to get the DLs to scan every time. I noticed that if I start scanning an overburned DL, or even a dirty or scratched one, I pull it back, to about 6 or 7 inches, and it takes it every time. If it's a newer DL, or with a crisp bar code, the scanner reads it at about 3 or 4 inches out."