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Superior Police awarded $262,567 DOJ grant to fund community policing officer
Summary
The Superior Police Department received a $262,567 Community Oriented Policing Services grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund a veteran officer in a three-year community policing position; Council approved acceptance of the grant.
The Superior Common Council on Dec. 7 approved acceptance of a $262,567 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund a new community policing position.
Police Chief Peters told the council the department was one of five in the state selected from about 100 applicants and that the award is "complete funding" and requires no local match. "We're going to use this funding to assign a veteran officer in our department to a new position of community policing officer," Peters said.
Peters said the position is for three years and will focus on identifying quality-of-life issues, recurring crime problems and disorder, and working with department members and the community to develop and implement solutions. "The positional go for 3 years funded," Peters said. He described the award as an affirmation of the department's proactive policing work and thanked the council and Mayor Ross for support.
Councilors had no questions and approved acceptance of the grant by voice vote.
