Muncie Police Receives Overtime Pay Grant
03.08.12Filed Under: ECI News
The Muncie Police Department received a financial boost Thursday.
U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett met with Mayor Dennis Tyler, Chief Steve Stewart and Deputy Chief Mark Vollmar late Thursday morning at Muncie City Hall and presented a check for more than thirty-five-thousand dollars. Hogsett noted that the city had made a good case for funding from the federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The funds are earmarked for overtime pay, which Chief Steve Stewart says will allow the department to get more police on the street.
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