Cerritos, CA – This week, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez is announcing that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the South Gate Police Department a $500,000 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program grant. This COPS grant—which Congresswoman Sánchez strongly supported—will allow the South Gate PD to hire new law enforcement officers and increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.
“We have to do everything we can to make our communities safe and this grant funding will help the City of South Gate and its police department take huge steps in crime prevention,” said Congresswoman Sanchez. “At a time when our communities are dealing with stretched budgets, this COPS grant will help South Gate put more police officers on the street and expand their community policing programs. I was proud to support this grant which will help South Gate thrive.”
