(KLZA)--Falls City Police Chief Jamie Baker has announced the department has been awarded $4,614 in grant funds to help with the purchase of bulletproof vests for officers.
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership is an initiative through the U.S. Department of Justice designed to provide critical resources to state and local law enforcement agencies.
Assistant Chief Mike Dougherty  wrote the grant application for the department. Dougherty noted the funds will help pay to replace the officers current bulletproof vests because of aging. The vests have a five-year life expectancy.
Manufacturers recommend replacing a vest after five years of service due to its vital importance to officers.
In the news release announcing the grant award, Baker and Dougherty state that grant funding is a tremendous benefit to the department, the City and taxpayers and noted that the FCPD try's to take advantage of every opportunity available when grant funding is available.