Community-Oriented Policing
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police and sheriff's departments in some states ravaged by methamphetamine might have to scale back efforts to bust the drug's manufacturers because federal funds dedicated to cleaning up the toxic sites have dried up and departments won't want to foot the bill, several law enforcement officials predict.
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced last month that congressional funding for its Community Oriented Policing Services Methamphetamine Program has been exhausted, and that renewed funding in the next few years is unlikely. The COPS program provided $19.2 million for meth lab cleanup in the current fiscal year.
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Use grant as intended
Regarding the July 27 Columbian story, Grant may save 10 police officer jobs, about the Community Oriented Policing Services grant being cashed in to pay the salaries of existing police officers, my experience has been that it is a poor choice to use your new credit card (in this case, the COPS grant) to pay off an old debt.
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DIXFIELD -- The Police Department has been awarded a federal grant to hire a full-time officer for three years to focus on domestic violence cases.
The $189,617 comes from the federal office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The department is one of six in Maine to share in $1.3 million.
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By Angela Carter Register Staff acarter@nhregister.com
NEW HAVEN -- A $4.6 million federal Community Oriented Policing Services program grant factored into the city's calculation to lay off 16 police officers last month, according to testimony Wednesday before the Board of Aldermen's Public Safety Committee.