Wiregrass county to receive state funds for law enforcement - WDHN

GENEVA COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — Governor Ivey’s office has announced that Geneva Co. will be among other counties around the state set to receive grant money to be used for public safety/law enforcement.

Geneva County is set to receive $23,726 to upgrade vehicle equipment for the Geneva County Sheriff’s Department. Geneva County is among 12 different police departments across the state set to receive a portion of a $250,000 grant.

The state awarded the grants from funds supplied to the state through the U.S. Department of Justice. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the awards.

Additional grants to other police and sheriff’s departments will be awarded once applications are processed and reviewed.

Other areas around Alabama set to receive grant money include:

• Jackson County – $24,000 to enable the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department to purchase bullet-proof vests.
• Centre – $17,687 to purchase electronic stun guns for the Centre Police Department.
• Parrish – $23,945 for the Parrish Police Department to purchase laptop computers for patrol vehicles.
• Irondale – $23,899 to purchase miscellaneous public safety equipment for the Irondale Police Department.
• Jemison – $16,210 to enable the Jemison Police Department to purchase electronic stun guns, weapons and alcohol-detection breath analyzers.
• Tallapoosa County – $24,000 to enable the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department to purchase defibrillators to assist patients in cardiac arrest.
• Autauga County – $23,800 to enable the Autauga County Sheriff’s Department to buy laptop computers for patrol vehicles.
• Prattville – $24,000 to help the Prattville Police Department to purchase portable radios compliant with a new and now widely used means of radio communications.
• Coosada – $23,183 to purchase weapons, radar devices and miscellaneous equipment for the Coosada Police Department.
• Butler County – $24,000 to purchase laptop computers for patrol vehicles for the Butler County Sheriff’s Department.
• Fairhope– $24,000 to purchase a patrol vehicle for the Fairhope Police Department.

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