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as accessable to monitoring devices as th3t of patrol. Descrete, confidential and intricate surveillance operations both moving or fixed are inpossible. Burglary offenses, Alcohol violations and Narcotics problems have increase in accordance th community growth. Competition between local taverns for the student dollar has resulted an overwhelming alcohol abuse problem here. In 1981, the Department arrested approx. 320 individuals for DWI. In 1982 the nunber had increased to 661. Remarkably, the overall number of fatality accidents made corresponding increases. After hour bootlegging is of primary concern. Burglary investigations have provided many opportunities for surveillance operations, The burglary suspect most often apprehended in San Marcos is not the professional burglar. It is the juvenile or young adult involved primarily in business burglaries. The apprehensios rarely result fromsurveillance activities. Other Law Enforcement agencies have bee able to conduct sophisticated narcotics investigation within San Marcos and have been quite successful. There ability to operate secretly and confidentially is the key to their success. The overall increases in criminal activity here have taxed the services of the department. The need for some alternative to the current radio communications system is paramount. The inability of the departments Criminal Investigation personnel to conduct secret investigati has reduced there efficiency and rewards substantially.