FLINT -- The Flint Police Department will hire six officers thanks to a grant from the United States Department of Justice.
Flint will receive $1.23 million as part of a state-wide effort to get police officers back in the force.
Redford Township, Roseville, and Detroit are also receiving millions of dollars to bring back police.
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling says, "This will mean that calls will get answered more quickly, more of the community police service requests will get responded to. Every officer on the street means more safety and more work we can do for the community."
The mayor says 25% of the police budget is funded by grant dollars.
These grants are a part of the United States Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) “Hiring Program.” You can read more about the grants that are going out to police departments across the nation, and the number of officers being hired thanks to these funds by clicking here.
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