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Training
NYPD Will Receive Federal Stimulus Money After All
Federal officials have found additional stimulus funds that will allow the New York Police Department to turn the tide from Tuesday's announcement that it had been passed over for funding, the New York Times reports.
July 28, 2009
Technology
Decatur Provides Law Enforcement Stimulus Grant Resource
With more than $2 billion in JAG grants and another nearly $9 billion in State Fiscal Stabilization Funds, law enforcement departments and public safety organizations have a chance to acquire the public safety grant funding they need to purchase tools to keep their streets safe. Decatur Electronics has pulled information from various sources to create a web-based resource for public safety grant information.
May 7, 2009
Technology
Federal Stimulus Bill Establishes Public Safety Broadband Network
The federal government has agreed to establish a public safety broadband network for emergency first responders and provide funding for next-generation 911 technologies.
February 20, 2012
Technology
California Public Safety Broadband Network Gets $50.6M Stimulus Grant
The system will allow public safety personnel to transmit information more quickly and efficiently, during both day-to-day operations and major emergencies. As one example, new broadband applications would enable officers to transmit video images from an accident scene.
September 11, 2010
Patrol
No Stimulus for 26 Police Agencies Because of Past Violations
The bans stem from grants issued under the Clinton-era police hiring program known as Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The largest federally funded law enforcement build-up in U.S. history provided money for more than 100,000 officers starting in 1995.
May 6, 2009
Vehicle Ops
Washington City Buys 57 Patrol Vehicles with COVID Stimulus Funds
The Yakima (WA)Â City Council approved the use of $4.6 million in American Rescue Plan funds to purchase 57 Ford Police Interceptors for its officers on June 15.
June 30, 2021
Training
Obama Meets Ohio Police Recruits Hired Due to Stimulus Package
Today Columbus (Ohio) PD recruits, whose jobs have been saved by the massive $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Congress passed last month, will have the opportunity to thank President Barack Obama face to face as they finally join the force.
March 5, 2009
Patrol
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD to Hire 125 Officers
Charlotte City Council members voted Monday night for City Manager Curt Walton's plan to hire 125 additional police officers. Fifty will be hired with $8.5 million in federal stimulus dollars, and will start in September.
August 24, 2009
Patrol
U.S. Will Provide $1 Billion to Hire Cops
The federal government will give $1 billion in economic stimulus funds to law enforcement agencies in every state to pay for the hiring and re-hiring of officers, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder announced.
July 28, 2009
Editor's Notes
Washington Turns on the Money Tap
The economic stimulus package pumps nearly $4 billion into state, local, and tribal law enforcement. But is that a good thing?
April 2, 2009
Patrol
Eustress Me!
Seeking stimulus makes you stronger when you do it properly, but don't blame law enforcement for your three failed marriages and bad liver.
May 7, 2014
SWAT
What Can You Do to Help Your Tactical Team Survive the Recession?
Even with federal stimulus money, many agencies continue to struggle financially. Far fewer new officers are being recruited or hired. Personnel layoffs and demotions are becoming more common. Less equipment and vehicles are being purchased. And more programs are falling into the "nice to have" category, meaning they'll soon be cut out entirely.
March 24, 2010
Weapons
Philly Police to Buy 1,000 TASERs
The Philadelphia Police Department has agreed to buy 1,000 Tasers to expand the use of less-than-lethal weapons by officers often called upon to deal with unruly, mentally ill people.
January 6, 2010
Training
Phoenix Police Whistle Blower Gets Job Back
A Phoenix Police sergeant who was fired for blowing the whistle on bogus kidnapping stats will get his job back in a settlement of his wrongful termination lawsuit.
July 25, 2013
Vehicle Ops
Delaware State Police Start Maritime Unit with 2 Vessels
The Delaware State Police have established a maritime unit with two new vessels to patrol the state's 100 miles of waterways. The state police are using a $1.6 million federal grant for port security to fund the effort, which employs three full-time troopers.
November 13, 2011
Patrol
Senate Passes Bill to Pay LODD Benefits to Officers who Die of COVID-19
The measure removes the requirement that families of officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians do not have to prove that the first responder was infected while on the job as long as the person was diagnosed with COVID-45 within 45 days of his or her last shift.
May 15, 2020
Patrol
Senate Approves Jobs Bill That Could Prevent Police Layoffs
Advocates said the measure would stop the layoffs of perhaps 300,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees.
August 4, 2010
Patrol
Video: CO Detective Critically Injured in Shooting, Showing 'Promising Progress'
Det. Dan Brite is making "promising progress" after a shooting with a suspect in Parker, CO, on Friday, the Douglas County (CO) Sheriff's Office said Sunday.
September 5, 2016
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