Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, state get federal grants

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The Essex County Prosecutor's Office and New Jersey's Law and Public Safety Department will be getting hundreds of thousands in federal grants to help combat gang activity.

Federal prosecutors announced the grants on Monday. The money comes from the Community Oriented Policing Services program, which is providing more than $18 million overall to agencies across the country.

Paul Fishman, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, says the Essex County prosecutor's office will get $594,023 through the COPS anti-gang initiative program, while the state's Law and Public Safety Department will get $659,916.

The department also will receive $103,227 through the COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program.

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