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Valley law enforcement agencies awarded state funding to help combat violence

By Mahoning Matters staff
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The Warren Police Department will receive $218,344 through the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program. (William D. Lewis | Mahoning Matters)

Several Mahoning Valley law enforcement agencies will receive state funding to help combat violence.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday that more than $3.7 million has been awarded to 21 law enforcement agencies throughout the state in the first round of funding through the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program, a news release states.

The Warren Police Department was awarded $218,344. The Northern Ohio Violent Crime Consortium, which includes the Youngstown Police Department, was awarded $130,418. The consortium also includes the Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Elyria, Lorain, Mansfield and Toledo police departments.

“This is just the beginning of our concentrated efforts to give local law enforcement the specific tools they need to combat crime through localized strategies,” DeWine said in the news release. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach to fighting crime, and I am dedicated to helping our local agencies prevent violence using the methods they know will make the most difference in their local neighborhoods.”

The Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program launched last year with $8 million from the state’s operating budget and was increased last month to $58 million with the addition of American Recovery Plan Act funds. The grants announced Monday are all funded through Ohio’s operating budget, the release states.

The other law enforcement agencies that were awarded grants are:

  • Cleveland Division of Police, $355,400;
  • Columbus Division of Police, $413,908;
  • Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, $250,670;
  • Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, $163,000;
  • East Cleveland Police Department, $149,236;
  • Elyria Police Department, $193,496;
  • Euclid Police Department, $174,771;
  • Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, $337,850;
  • Ironton Police Department, $84,862;
  • Lima Police Department, $75,425;
  • Mansfield Division of Police, $272,000;
  • Middletown Police Department, $33,000;
  • Painsville Police Department, $136,482;
  • Summit County Sheriff’s Office, $421,241;
  • Toledo Police Department, $220,000;
  • Westlake Police Department, $119,250.