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Oakland police report $77,000 in new grants; department bought off-road vehicle and applied for staffing grants
Summary
The police department reported securing about $77,000 in grants this year for equipment — including a four-seat side-by-side and a $32,000 drone — and said federal staffing grant applications for two officer positions were denied for a second year.
Oakland Police Department officials told the Town Commission on Sept. 8 that staff secured roughly $77,000 in grants for equipment this year and have purchased a four-seat side-by-side vehicle and a drone for operational and event use.
Chief (name not specified) credited staff member Kelly Sims for the grant work and described the equipment and grant outcomes. "When I got here almost 3 years ago, we had 2 grants, 1 for 1,000, 1 for 10,000, and that's it. This year, we've…
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