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Upper Darby has announced that it will receive a $75,000 federal grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to fund the township police department’s Body-Worn Camera Initiative. It is expected that officers will be equipped with the body cams by mid-2021.
“The mayor’s feeling is that body-worn cameras make everyone safer. They make the public safer. They make the officers safer. And so, we were very excited to fill out the grant application and be awarded the grant,” Deputy Mayor Vincent Rongione said.
Although the grant will certainly help, Upper Darby officials were prepared to move forward even without federal funding.
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Grant funding is also helping support adult probation services, domestic abuse programs, and more in Delaware County. (Shutterstock)
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA More than $1.8 million in grants have been awarded to various Delaware County organizations and agencies to support a variety of programs and services, including adult probation services, body-worn camera initiatives, domestic abuse programs, and more.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency approved the funds recently.
Money will be allocated to Upper Darby, Marcus Hook, and Clifton Heights police departments; the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County; Delaware County Women Against Rape; the Family Support Line of Delaware County; and the county overall.
Lawrence County programs and services supporting victims of domestic violence and child abuse are receiving state funding of $401,470 to enhance resources thanks to five grants.
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