Cranberry Police Get Bulletproof Vests with Help from Federal Grant
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bulletproof Vest Partnership program reimburses the department for a portion of the cost of six new vests.
The Cranberry Township Police Department is one of 315 police jurisdictions in the state to receive grant money through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bulletproof Vest Partnership program, U.S. Rep Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, announced Wednesday. Cranberry police will receive about $2,450 through the program, which helps local enforcement agencies buy bulletproof vests. Sgt. Chuck Mascellino said the money would be used to reimburse the department for about half the cost of six bulletproof vests purchased for officers. Four of those vests already are being used in the department. The other two are ordered and should arrive at the station soon. Mascellino said each of the vests costs $850. The new vests went to officers who were due to …
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