Friday, March 14, 2008

Fighting Crime In SW Houston

The Department of Justice has awarded the City of Houston a $1 million dollar grant to fight crime in Southwest Houston. The name of the program makes you think: Weed and Seed Program; sort of like a play on words.

The grant will be doled out over the next five years with half going toward police activities — primarily overtime pay for officers. The rest will fund programs to assist area residents, like job training and child care, officials said.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

HPD is understaffed...they advertise it on television that they'll pretty much hire ANYBODY...HPD this is for you. Your not doing your job right b/c everybody in houston grinds their teeth whenever they see a patrol car. I hope they stay understaffed, it wouldn't suprise me if they did. nobody wants to be a cop b/c everybody hates 'em, and they get paid nothing.....with an understaffed police force there might be less murders in SW Houston, get it? and for the Department of Justice, why give $500,000 to HPD in the SW? Would they give 500,000 to the LTC? NO, and good thing they don't. but dont they know HPD is just another 3 letter gang. Precinct 5 is ganna have a ball w/ their share of the loot....why not just give the whole million to assisting area residents in fields like job training and child care.