Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. SENATOR Jeff Bingaman

Monday, August 23, 2010

Contact Senator Bingaman's Office:

Jude McCartin
Maria Najera
703 Hart Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5521

Bingaman: New Mexico Receives Grants to Support Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that New Mexico has received more than $7 million in federal grants to support law enforcement efforts.  The grants come through the U.S. Department of Justice.

"These grants come at a time when local law enforcement agencies are making tough financial decisions.  I'm glad these investments will support efforts to make our state a safer place to live," Bingaman said.

• $600,000 to New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department to prevent juvenile delinquency
• $256,041 to New Mexico Attorney General's Office to protect children from Internet exploitation
• $250,000 to City of Las Cruces for an afterschool program for at-risk youth
• $755,341 to City of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County to upgrade communications technology, among other things
• $2.77 million to New Mexico Department of Public Safety to provide state and local agencies with additional personnel, equipment, supplies and training
• $2.98 million to New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission to enhance crime victim services
• $22,068 to Otero County to improve crime scene investigations through the purchase of photography equipment, crime scene sketch kits and arson investigation equipment
• $33,302 to City of Clovis/Curry County for the purchase of license plate recognition systems
• $17,495 to City of Las Vegas for cameras used to document evidence for prosecution, among other things
• $51,996 to City of Rio Rancho/Town of Bernalillo.  Rio Rancho will purchase a police cruiser; Bernalillo will purchase tactical, bicycle and patrol equipment and two mobile data terminals
• $49,332 to City of Roswell to purchase a police cruiser, firearms and other equipment
• $10,746 to Taos County for the purchase of radios, latent fingerprint kits and first aid kits for officers
• $19,671 to Eddy County to fund overtime at youth activities
• $11,856 to City of Bloomfield for the purchase of three Stalker Radar Units
• $52,839 to City of Gallup/McKinley County for the purchase of laptops to be installed in officer vehicles, and other equipment
• $76,640 to Santa Fe County purchase equipment and fund projects addressing domestic and sexual abuse
• $11,634 Village of Los Lunas to purchase radar devises to be mounted in patrol vehicles