The Tacoma Police Department has won a nearly $5 million federal grant to fund 15 police officers, according to a news release issued today by U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan‘s office.
The Tacoma Police Department has won a nearly $5 million federal grant to fund 15 police officers, according to a press release issued today by U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan‘s office.
The $4.957 million Community Orienting Policing (COPS) grant will cover the city’s costs for keeping 15 police officers now on staff in Tacoma Police uniforms for the next three years. By accepting the grant, the city must agree to cover the officers’ costs for a fourth year.
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Ten years ago Friday, the South Sound was stunned by news that Tacoma’s police chief had fatally shot his estranged wife and then himself – with their two young children nearby.
A smaller-than-expected increase in the City of Tacoma’s cost for providing employees medical coverage could free up to $11.3 million over the next two years.
In the wake of the David Brame scandal 10 years ago, Tacoma city leaders, police officials and community members proposed changes and made promises to ensure that nothing similar happened again in Tacoma.
After a journey that included grim projections, hard truths and a changing cast of characters, the City of Tacoma arrived Tuesday at a new budget destination, a place with fewer employees and scaled-back public services.
Voters in the Puyallup and Tacoma school districts have until Tuesday to cast their votes in a special school bond election.
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