FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - More than $120,000 in grants has been awarded to 27 law enforcement agencies in Kentucky to buy body armor vests and other equipment.
The Law Enforcement Protection Program grants are administered by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and announced by Gov. Steve Beshear.
The agency uses funds from sales of confiscated weapons, in conjunction with the Kentucky State Police, which conducts periodic auctions to federally licensed firearms dealers.
Homeland Security prioritizes need and provides available funds for the acquisition of body armor, duty weapons, ammunition and Tasers.
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