(from news release)
The Sartell Police Department is one of three central Minnesota law-enforcement agencies that will receive part of $4.5 million in grants for training and recruitment announced last week by Gov. Tim Walz.
The other grant recipients will be the Waite Park Police Department and the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office. They will receive funds to cover the cost of education and salaries to law-enforcement candidates who will attend either the Alexandria Technical & Community College or Hennepin Technical College.
In a public statement while announcing the grants, Walz said the state is investing in building strong, well-trained law enforcement agencies that are fully staffed and ready to answer any call that comes in.
A total of 46 agencies will receive the grants to sponsor 94 candidates with two- and four-year degrees who want to make a career change into law enforcement.
(More information about the local grants will be published in the Newsleaders as more information becomes available.)
