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Housing Committee forwards $13,900 expansion to the Project Safe Neighborhoods grant after police cite arrests and large drug seizures
Summary
Lawrence Police presented results from Project Safe Neighborhoods patrols and operations and the committee voted to send a request to expand PSN funding by $13,900 to the full council; officers said the grant supports extra enforcement that led to hundreds of arrests and multi‑kilogram drug seizures during recent grant periods.
The Housing Committee recommended that the full council approve a $13,900 expansion to the Lawrence Police Department’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) subgrant with the Massachusetts State Police.
Rosa Shepard, Director of Support Services for LPD, and Sgt. Joe Veil told councillors the PSN partnership supports targeted…
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