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Maloney and Rolison Secure Grant to Expand Poughkeepsie Police Force

Oct 15, 2019
Press Release

Maloney and Rolison Secure to Expand Poughkeepsie Police Force

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Today, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) and Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison announced the Poughkeepsie Police Department has received a federal grant from the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The grant will help the Poughkeepsie police department hire up to five new police officers.

“Our brave police officers put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities, which is why I’ve made it my priority to fight for the resources they need to keep our streets safe. I’m proud to stand with Mayor Rolison and Police Chief Pape as we celebrate new hires on the force and safer communities in the Hudson Valley,” said Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.

“We appreciate Congressman Maloney’s leadership and determination to see the city get to the point where we could make use of these funds. The congressman continues to be a strong advocate for the City and for addressing its needs,” said Mayor Rob Rolison.

Rep. Maloney and Mayor Rolison were joined by City of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Thomas Pape and other area officials.

“These officers will greatly aid our department to curb crime and do more community policing. The City is firmly committed to public safety, as demonstrated by recently released statistics showing most categories of violent crimes have dropped dramatically over the last decade,” said Poughkeepsie Police Chief Thomas Pape.

The city of Poughkeepsie has already taken steps to retain officers and attract them from other departments and has increased its ranks from 79 to 89 officers. Consequently, the City is now able to access $630,000 from the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funds that Congressman Maloney helped to secure in 2015. As a requirement of the grant, the city’s Police Department had to be staffed at a certain level to access the funds.

Since joining Congress in 2013, Congressman Maloney has fought for significant investments to police and fire departments throughout the Hudson Valley. Funding for police departments has been used primarily to hire more police officers and fortify community policing efforts.

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