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Lockport police secure $25,000 grant for ballistics testing equipment; officers raised about $7,000 for Special Olympics
Summary
Lockport's Police Department reported it secured a $25,000 grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to purchase ballistics testing equipment that will allow local investigators to analyze firearm shell casings and potentially identify whether multiple firearms were used in a crime.
Lockport's Police Department reported it secured a $25,000 grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to purchase ballistics testing equipment that will allow local investigators to analyze firearm shell casings and potentially identify whether multiple firearms were used in a crime.
The equipment, the department said, can help determine firearm make and will speed investigations involving discharged firearms. Police staff also reported that the department's recent Special Olympics fundraiser raised about $7,000 from community donations.
Council members congratulated the department on both outcomes. Staff further announced that Officer Debbie Henning was selected as the Illinois representative for the USA Special Olympics Games in Minnesota in June 2026, noting she is one of eight Illinois representatives chosen since the start of the USA Games.
The police‑department items were informational; no formal council actions were recorded on these announcements beyond council recognition and thanks.
