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Elyria council approves OCJS grant application referral and sends detective to international training

2492860 · March 4, 2025
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Council approved an immediate referral to allow the Elyria Police Department to apply for Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services funding for violent-crime reduction and authorized travel for a detective to attend an analyst training in Vancouver, B.C.

Interim Elyria Police Chief Grooms on Monday asked council to refer and approve two time-sensitive requests: authority to apply for a grant from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) to support a violent-crime reduction program, and permission to send a detective to an intelligence-analytic training in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Council approved a motion to allow the police department to proceed with the OCJS application. Chief Grooms said the grant would fund overtime for…

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