HOT SPRINGS — Federal funds are available to expand the Garland County sheriff’s office’s patrol division, providing a chance of funding the county denied the department last year.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, grant the Garland County Quorum Court authorized the sheriff’s office to apply for last week would fund 75% of the salary and benefits for four patrol deputies for three years. A $151,259 match for the balance of the $605,037… READ MORE
