• By Major F.B. Stanley
• Posted Friday, June 11, 2010

Sheriff’s Office Awarded Grant

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has received notification from Governor Bev Perdue that the agency has been awarded funding for its Burglary/Robbery Initiative.

The Sheriff’s Office applied to the Governor’s Crime Commission for a grant to address robberies, burglaries, and business breakins that were not being actively investigated due to manpower shortages and/or technical deficiencies in related equipment. The grant is for a two year period having a total project cost of $89,341.94; with $67,006.46 funded by the Governor’s Crime Commission and the remaining 25%, or $22,335.48, funded with drug forfeiture funds.

The grant will fund approximately 960 man hours of overtime, Crime Analysis Software and associated training, technical surveillance equipment, and software licensing fees.