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The SAPD will hire ten more police officers with a $1.25M COPS grant

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Santa Ana Police on Horses

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: Santa Ana Police Department Receives $1.25M COPS Grant

City of Santa Ana Police Department receives second consecutive COPS grant award.

For the second year in a row, the Santa Ana Police Department was awarded $1,250,000 in grant funding for the addition of 10 police officers by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). This brings the total amount awarded to $2.5 million for the addition of 20 police officers over the past two years.

“Receiving consecutive COPS grant awards is a significant success for our community. This truly is a testament to our collaborative and supportive advocacy efforts,” stated Mayor Pro Tem Vincent Sarmiento. Continue reading→

The Feds grant Santa Ana $1.2M to hire ten more cops

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Pulido with the police

City of Santa Ana,  Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: CITY OF SANTA ANA AWARDED $1.2 MILLION TO HIRE ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS – COPS GRANT FUNDING ANNOUNCED

SANTA ANA, CA (September 30, 2014) – The City of Santa Ana was awarded with over $1.2 Million for the hiring of ten additional police officers by the federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The award represents the largest allocation in Southern California and will be used to meet the City’s public safety hiring goals.

“This is great news for the City of Santa Ana,” said Mayor Miguel Pulido. “Public safety is the community’s number one priority and with our new strengthened financial position we will be able to take advantage of this grant and hire much needed police officers. Having recently gone on a ride along with our officers I know first-hand how this funding will make an impact.” Continue reading→