2005 Year in Review

Whiteside Sheriff's Office Granted $51,200 for Security

The Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) is proud to announce that it has provided $51,200.00 to the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office for the purchase and installation of mobile data computers. This is part of an effort by the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, ILEAS and the State of Illinois to equip as many squad cars as possible with computers.

ILEAS recently provided $6,775,000 to 215 police and sheriffs departments in Illinois as part of its 2005 Local Law Enforcement Homeland Security Grant Program. These grants are U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding that was provided to ILEAS by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force (ITTF). The Task Force has over 60 member agencies consisting of cities, counties, public health, transportation, law enforcement, fire service, emergency management, public health and other disciplines throughout the state. The ITTF is the entity responsible for developing and implementing the State’s Homeland Security Program to prevent or to respond to acts of terrorism.

ILEAS is an inter-governmental coalition representing 741 law enforcement agencies and 95% of all sworn officers in the State of Illinois. ILEAS coordinates significant requests for mutual aid, provides grants and coordinates other law enforcement related programs. The mission of ILEAS is to meet the needs of law enforcement throughout the State of Illinois in matters of mutual aid, emergency response and the combining of resources for public safety.

More about ILEAS and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force can be found at ILEAS and Illinois Homeland Security

by  Editor, theCity1.com
June 21, 2005