Charter County of Wayne Michigan issued the following announcement on May 13.
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Receives $1.4 Million and Detroit PoliceDepartment Receives $2.4 Million in Awards to Support Effortsto Combat Violent Crime
The Justice Department announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance have awarded more than $61 million in grant funding to support the Attorney General’s Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) initiative. Of that $61 million, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office will receive $1.4 million. In addition, the Detroit Police Department will receive $2.4 million. Launched on Dec. 18, 2019, ORP aims to intensify federal law enforcement resources into seven American cities with violent crime levels several times the national average - Albuquerque, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Memphis, and Milwaukee. “While violent crime is down across the country as a whole, some communities remain caught in the grips of violent actors,” said Attorney General William P. Barr. “That’s why I launched Operation Relentless Pursuit last December – an initiative to combat violent crime in seven cities where it remains stubbornly high. Today’s grant awards are critical to our mission. We cannot succeed in eradicating crime without resources – the most vital of which are the brave men and women who serve and protect our communities each day. These funds will boost the forces that need them most.”
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Source: Charter County of Wayne Michigan
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