26-03-2025
Fayetteville Police Department to receive $30,000 grant aimed at helping prevent gun violence
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Fayetteville Police Department will receive a grant to prevent gun violence in the community.
The Project Safe Neighborhood grant is a $30,000 award presented to the department.
The department uses the money for outreach, to educate and engage the community by providing gun locks and teaching firearm safety, among other things.
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Even though Fayetteville isn't a city that sees a lot of violence, Sgt. Stephen Mauk with the department says one crime is one too many.
'We like to be proactive as opposed to being reactive when it really comes to getting the worst offenders off the street, and so we don't take the view that we can rest. We know it's a problem in all communities, so we're going to take efforts to prevent and, of course, catch criminals that use guns to commit violent crimes,' Mauk said.
This grant is nothing new for the department. It has received funds from Project Safe Neighborhood before.
One way you can help the department is by attending the National Night Out, where officers aim to build relationships with the community.
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