Port Chester Won't Apply For Grant To Pay For Additional Cops

PORT CHESTER, NY — Port Chester will not apply for a federal grant that would have paid three year’s worth of salaries and benefits for three new full-time police officers. The grant is being offered by the U.S. Justice Department’s Community Oriented Policing Services division.

Village officials said the rationale for not applying is due to a stipulation that requires the village to individuals’ immigration statuses with the government, the Journal News said. [Get Patch’s Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts here.]

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