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Police director says grant paid for new equipment; arrest made in Easter hit-and-run

Highland Park City Commission · April 1, 2026
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Police Director Laty told the commission the justice center received grant-funded equipment and several fully outfitted vehicles purchased with the same grant. Laty also reported an arrest in an Easter hit-and-run that will go to trial and said internal affairs continues to resolve complaints.

Police Director Laty told the Highland Park commission that recent upgrades at the justice center and several newly delivered patrol vehicles were paid for entirely with grant funding, not the city’s general fund. “They were purchased with actually the same grant that that equipment I pointed out,”…

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