The Oglala Sioux Tribe says it will have to fire 28 police officers due to cuts in the Community Orientated Policing Services (COPS) program.

The tribe was awarded a $4.5 million grant in 2003. The money enabled the tribe to hire 59 officers in addition to the 29 officers funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The COPS grant expired this year but the tribe was able to secure a three-year, $1.45 million extension along with a one-time $1 million Congressional appropriation. Despite the help, the tribe will have to get rid of 28 officers by the end of the year.

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COPS Grant won't cover full force (The Rapid City Journal 3/24)

Relevant Links:
COPS, Department of Justice - http://www.cops.usdoj.gov

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