(KLZA)-- The Richardson Sheriff's Office is receiving grant funding assistance for obtaining eCitations and eCrash equipment according to Bill Kovarik, Administrator of the Nebraska Department Of Transportation Highway Safety Office.

The highway safety grant funding in the amount of $15,271.50 will aid the Richardson County Sheriff's Office in purchasing eCitation and eCrash equipment to better track citation and crash information.

Nebraska has once again qualified for Federal Racial Profiling funds. The NDOT Highway Safety Office has utilized this funding to aid local area law enforcement in obtaining equipment that will improve tracking citation and crash data.