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Police chief seeks $17,920 JAG funds to buy ballistic shields after past ambush incidents
5552091 · July 30, 2025
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The police chief told commissioners the department will apply a $17,920 Justice Assistance Grant to buy 16 ballistic shields for officers, citing past ambush-style shootings and a K-9 killed in the line of duty as part of the rationale for the equipment purchase.
The Lake Wales Police Department told the commission it expects to receive $17,920 through a state-administered Edward Burr Memorial/JAG program and plans to use the funds to purchase 16 ballistic shields for field use. At the meeting the police chief said the…
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