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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut is pleased to announce that the Justice Department’s COPS Office has awarded more than $8.8 million to Connecticut and several of its municipalities to combat violent crime and maintain public safety.

“I am pleased to announce that the Department’s Office of Justice Programs has awarded more than $3 million to combat violent crime and maintain public safety in our district,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “These grants will help fund and enhance public safety and deepen law enforcement’s connections to the communities we serve.”

NEW ORLEANS,LA – Today, the Department of Justice announced  several new commitments as part of its Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Violent Crime. Instituted by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in May 2021, the strategy harnesses  federal resources, intelligence, and expertise as a force-multiplier along with state, local, and Tribal law enforcement.   

NEW ORLEANS,LA – Today, the Department of Justice announced  several new commitments as part of its Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Violent Crime. Instituted by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in May 2021, the strategy harnesses  federal resources, intelligence, and expertise as a force-multiplier along with state, local, and Tribal law enforcement.   

The Justice Department announced today several new commitments as part of its Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Violent Crime. Instituted by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in May 2021, the strategy focuses on harnessing federal resources, intelligence, and expertise as a force-multiplier with state, local, and Tribal law enforcement.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA -- The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to the unacceptable levels of violence that have led to the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority of the Department of Justice every day.

The department’s work to respond to the MMIP crisis is a whole-of-department effort that takes many forms.  One year ago today, Deputy Attorney General