THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, February 8, 1995 TAG: 9502080501
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
Forty areas in the 1st Congressional District will receive a total of $2 million to help provide 46 police officers under the federal COPS FAST grant program, according to U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton's office.
The grants, part of the federal crime bill passed last year, aim to provide more officers for community policing.
The matching funds through the Community Oriented Policing Services Funding Accelerated for Smaller Towns will go to: Bladen, Chadbourn, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Elizbeth Town, Enfield, town of Farmville, town of Garysburg, town of Gaston, Greenville, Grifton, Hamilton, Havelock, Hertford County, town of Hertford, Kenansville, Kinston, Lenoir, Martin, Murfreesboro, New Bern, Norlina, Pasquotank, Pikeville, Plymouth, Rich Square, Roanoke Rapids, Robersonville, Seaboard, Tarboro, Warren, Washington, town of Whitakers, Whiteville, town of Winfall, Winton and Woodlawn. by CNB