CONGRESSMAN RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI PRESENTS PALATINE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH $239,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING HE SECURED FOR NEW POLICE MOTORCYCLES AND ELECTRIC BICYCLES

PALATINE, Ill., July 17 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today joined Palatine Police Chief William Nord, Deputy Chief David Brandwein, and local leaders to present the Palatine Police Department with $239,000 in federal Community Project Funding he secured for the department's Community Engagement and Patrol Enhancement Project. The funding will be used to purchase new police motorcycles and electric bicycles, giving officers greater mobility to patrol parks, school zones, trails, bike paths, and other areas traditional patrol vehicles cannot easily access while strengthening traffic enforcement and community policing. The investment will help officers better ser...