Sheriff's Dept. Gets $229K For School Officers
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tim Roemer announced Tuesday the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department has been awarded a $229,179 grant.
The funds are earmarked to hire two officers to work in area schools through the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services program.
"Preventing school violence and protecting our students is a top priority for communities across north-central Indiana," Roemer said. "These uniformed officers will provide greater security and protection for our children. The COPS program helps local communities hire additional officers, promote community policing, promote safety and fight crime in the manner they think best."
The grant is intended to provide $125,000 to fund the salary and benefits of each officer hired to work in the COPS in School program over three years. Warsaw Police Department recently received $250,000 through the COPS in School Program.
Roemer said North-Central Indiana communities in the Third District have received $7.4 million in COPS funds since the program's inception in 1995. [[In-content Ad]]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tim Roemer announced Tuesday the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department has been awarded a $229,179 grant.
The funds are earmarked to hire two officers to work in area schools through the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services program.
"Preventing school violence and protecting our students is a top priority for communities across north-central Indiana," Roemer said. "These uniformed officers will provide greater security and protection for our children. The COPS program helps local communities hire additional officers, promote community policing, promote safety and fight crime in the manner they think best."
The grant is intended to provide $125,000 to fund the salary and benefits of each officer hired to work in the COPS in School program over three years. Warsaw Police Department recently received $250,000 through the COPS in School Program.
Roemer said North-Central Indiana communities in the Third District have received $7.4 million in COPS funds since the program's inception in 1995. [[In-content Ad]]