NY To Help Fund Bulletproof Vests For Police
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) New Yorks attorney general on Monday pledged $3.5 million from criminal and civil forfeitures to help outfit police statewide with thousands of bulletproof vests.
Intended to fill the recent funding gap in a federal grant program, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the so-called inVEST Partnership will enable New York law enforcement agencies to cover up to half the cost of equipping new officers or replacing expiring vests for others. The matching funds are expected to help fund 6,000 to 10,000 vests.
Every day in communities all across New York, the brave men and women serving in our police departments put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe, said Schneiderman. We have an obligation to do everything in our power to protect those who are sworn to protect us. We cannot allow political wrangling in Washington to compromise the safety of New Yorks law-enforcement community.
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