Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman announced today that the Village of Los Lunas has been awarded $15,012 to support efforts aimed at reducing and preventing crime.

Funding will be used to purchase a new vehicle to serve the Los Lunas Police Department's Detective Division to enhance the fleet of vehicles that are assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division.

"Los Lunas Police Department will greatly benefit from the funding awarded today," Bingaman said.

Funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), which provides grants to states, tribes, and local governments to help implement crime prevention and crime control policies in their communities.