Justice Department Announces $163 Million in Grant
Opportunities to Advance 21st Century Policing Recommendations
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch will travel
to Cincinnati TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015, as part of a national Community
Policing Tour that will highlight collaborative programs and innovative
policing practices designed to advance public safety, strengthen
police-community relations and foster mutual trust and respect. The Attorney General will be joined by U.S.
Attorney Carter M. Stewart of the Southern District of Ohio, Director Ron Davis
of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, Mayor John Cranley
of Cincinnati, and Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell for a convening
with city officials, law enforcement, local leaders, young people and other
members of the community at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
While in Cincinnati, the Attorney General will also visit
the Right to Read Program at Chase Elementary School where Cincinnati police
officers work with University of Cincinnati students to tutor and mentor
children. Later in the day, the Attorney
General will visit with the Cincinnati Police Department where she will have an
opportunity to thank officers for their hard work and speak to officers that
were hired with COPS Office hiring grants.
The Community Policing Tour will build on President Obama’s
commitment [external link] to engage with law enforcement and other members of
the community to implement key recommendations from the 21st Century Policing
Task Force report. To help with that
effort, the Justice Department through its COPS Office announced five separate
grant funding opportunities of up to $163 million for law enforcement agencies
to help implement the recommendation made by the President’s Task Force on 21st
Century Policing.
Additional cities on the tour will be announced at the
convening on community policing in Cincinnati.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TOURS CHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT:
WHO:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell
WHEN:
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2015
11:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE:
Chase Elementary School
4154 Turrill Street
Cincinnati, OH 45223
OPEN PRESS
(Media Gather Time: 10:00-10:20 a.m. EDT; main
entrance)
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDS COMMUNITY POLICING CONVENING AT
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER:
WHO:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart for the South District of
Ohio
Director Ron Davis of the COPS Office
Mayor John Cranley of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell
WHEN:
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2015
2:00 p.m. EDT
WHERE:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 East Freedom Way
Cincinnati, OH 45202
OPEN PRESS
(Media Gather Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT; check-in location in
lobby)
NOTE: All media must
present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a driver’s license) as well as
valid media credentials. Members of the
media must RSVP to press@usdoj.gov
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by Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Cameras planning to cover the event should
arrive an hour prior to the start time.
Space is limited and not guaranteed.
Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Kevin Lewis at
kevin.s.lewis@usdoj.gov
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and Sabrina Curtis at Sabrina.curtis@usdoj.gov
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