(KNZA)--Two Jackson County law enforcement agencies were recently awarded federal grants to purchase updated equipment.
According to a news release from the office of Governor Laura Kelly, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police Department was awarded more than $174,000. The grant funds will be used to replace the department’s radios, which are 14 years old.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was awarded nearly $71,000. The funds will be used to purchase updated in-car camera systems and protection gear.
The release says the two local law enforcement agencies are among forty-one in the state to receive grant awards as part of the Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, which is administered by the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
The grant program is a partnership among federal, state and local governments to create safer communities and improve criminal justice systems.
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