FSPD receives grant

Good news came to the Fort Scott Police Department Tuesday when the Fort Scott City Commission voted to accept a grant for the purchase of new equipment.

FSPD was awarded money under the FY 09 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Local Solicitation in the amount of $27,495. The department applied for the grant in April. FSPD Chief Ron Puterbaugh said the grant will go toward the purchase of seven new digital cameras for the officers to document crime scenes, a card identification system for the officers, a new surveillance camera, upgrades to 10 radios in the patrol cars as well as five hand-held radios, seven new gun racks to be placed in patrol cars, and 12 new tires for the patrol cars.

"It's a conglomeration of many different things," Puterbaugh said. "In this time of a tight budget, it makes it easier to get a grant which will cover it."