Alabama Governor gives grant to Lowndes County for law enforcement equipment

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has given a grant of $9,999 grant to help the Lowndes County Commission to secure law enforcement equipment.

The Sheriff’s Office will buy one tactical rifle and digital radios for patrol and investigative units.

This will complete a two-year transition from analog to digital communications.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Justice.

ADECA manages a wide range of programmes that support law enforcement, economic development, infrastructure upgrades, recreation, energy conservation, water resources, job training and career development.

Bentley has notified Lowndes County Commission chairman Robert Harris that the grant had been approved.