Press Releases

Luzerne County, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee,  announced $250,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Dallas Township Police Department to hire two additional police officers.

The funding is the result of a grant through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. Dallas Township Police is one of only 394 agencies across the country to receive this federal funding.

 “As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee,  I’ll always stand with our police and support their work to keep our communities safe,” said Rep. Cartwright, who oversees more than $70 billion in annual federal spending, including the budget for the Department of Justice. ““In Congress, I’ll continue fighting to bring these federal resources home to support local law enforcement all emergency first responders.”

 “The key to our success is our community and we’re grateful for Congressman Cartwright’s efforts to bring federal funding back to Northeast Pennsylvania,” said Chief Doug Higgins, Dallas Township Police Department. “This award will allow us to further engage officers with the community, a vital part of community policing.”

The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is a competitive award program intended to create and preserve jobs and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The community policing approach focuses on forging trust between law enforcement and the members of the communities they serve.