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Training

Feds Give Detroit $2M to Hire Officers

The Obama Administration awarded Detroit a $1.8 million grant Friday to hire 10 police officers to help the city fight crime. The grant pays for a police officer's salary and benefits for three years.

September 26, 2013

Training

Oakland to Hire 10 Officers With $4.5M DOJ Grant

The U.S. Department of Justice will give $4.5 million to the Oakland Police Department to hire 10 officers over the coming year, a federal official announced Tuesday.

September 17, 2013

Patrol

Steelers QB Offers K-9 Grants to Agencies

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund has announced the new grant guidelines for the 2013 grant cycle. The majority of the grants distributed will help K-9 units to purchase dogs and dog safety vests, but other types of needs are also considered.

June 13, 2013

Technology

20 Things You Need to Know About Night Vision

Night vision tools are less ubiquitous in law enforcement, but as prices fall, they are becoming more common. Yet many law enforcement officers are still confused about what night vision can and can't do and what they need to know before buying it.

March 13, 2013

Patrol

Obama Proposes $150M for SROs in Schools

President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to reduce gun violence on Wednesday. Although much of it focused on closing background check loopholes and banning "military-style assault weapons" and high-capacity magazines, there were several points specific to school security.

January 16, 2013

Training

Obama Administration Considering Funding for School Police

The Obama administration is considering funding many more police officers in public schools to secure campuses, a leading Democratic senator said, part of a broad gun violence agenda that is likely to include a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips and universal background checks.

January 10, 2013

Technology

Mace Introduces XPrint Fingerprint Scan Stations

The XPrint line of smart live scan stations will allow law enforcement and private sector agencies to comply with FBI and state mandates to replace traditional ink-on-paper prints with digital fingerprint scans.

December 11, 2012

Technology

Grant Assistance

Digital Ally

Digital Ally is footing the bill to help you find and apply for funding and grants for video systems and LIDAR speed guns. Make sure you know about every funding source available.

October 25, 2012

Patrol

DOJ Taps LISC for Troubled Communities Grant

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $1 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to help attack crime hot spots in 15 U.S. cities to improve the quality of life in troubled communities.

October 5, 2012

Patrol

Office of Justice Programs Announces Safety Grants on Website

The federal Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has begun posting a weekly report of grants awarded to law enforcement agencies and other grantees, according to the office.

September 13, 2012

Vehicle Ops

How to Find Funding for Specialty Vehicles

The Homeland Security grants that seemed to grow on trees after 9/11 are not as plentiful as they once were. But that's not to say law enforcement agencies can't obtain grant funding for specialty vehicles. They just might need to approach it differently.

August 16, 2012

Weapons

Chicago PD Receives Equipment Grant From Spirit of Blue Foundation

The Chicago Police Department will equip its 7th District (Englewood) personnel with Bushmaster rifles purchased with grant funds from the Spirit of Blue Foundation.

May 10, 2012