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Norton council authorizes applications for police radios and school safety grants
Summary
The Norton City Council authorized applications for a federal Byrne equipment grant to replace aging police radios and approved grant applications to fund a School Resource Officer at John I. Burton High School and a School Safety Officer at Norton Elementary and Middle School. The council approved the measures by unanimous votes.
NORTON, Va. — Norton City Council on March 3 authorized the Norton Police Department to apply for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant through the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to replace its portable radios and approved separate grant submissions to fund school safety officers.
Assistant Police Chief Greg Mays told council the department is eligible to apply for up to $33,333 through VDCJS; the department…
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