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El Paso County accepts $700,000 federal grant to bolster cyber‑crime investigations, victim services
Summary
Commissioners authorized a FY25 DOJ grant (VAWA local law enforcement) totaling $700,000 over three years to hire a cyber‑crime supervision officer, fund DA administrative support, purchase forensic workstations and subcontract victim services; county officials said the funds are federal and require no county match.
El Paso County Commissioners on May 4 approved acceptance of a FY25 U.S. Department of Justice grant (Violence Against Women Act local law enforcement program) to fund a new county Cyber Crime Program, totaling $700,000 for the performance period May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029.
Katherine Jones, the county’s criminal justice director, described the award as a competitive, pilot‑style program to improve prevention, investigation and prosecution of…
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