The Delray Beach Police Department has received notification of eligibility for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for federal fiscal year FY07 in the amount of $60,576.00.

The Police Department is requesting the funds be allocated for the following programs:

Program:          Holiday Task Force:              $60,576.00

The task force has been operational from Thanksgiving to the New Year, each year, for the past nine years.  The task force saturates all shopping centers in the Delray Beach area with high visibility patrols providing high profile visibility of police officers during each holiday season.  This past holiday season the Police Department dedicated one thousand two hundred eighteen and one-quarter (1,218.25) hours to the program. As a result, there have been minimal incidents per year in strong arm robberies, thefts, or other serious crime incidents as compared to the surrounding cities.  Without this program the Part One Crimes would increase during the holiday season.

The grant application is available for public review.  Contact Administrative Officer Sharon L’Herrou at 561-243-7852 or email her at lherrou@ci.delray-beach.fl.us  make arrangements.