Policing agencies across the province are getting a boost, thanks to the Government of Saskatchewan.
More than $680,000 will be spent on new policing tools and programming, benefitting police operations, community-based organizations, and the Victims’ Fund through the Civil Forfeiture Program.
Approximately $340,000 of this will be provided to Saskatchewan police forces and community-based organizations. In accordance with legislation, a matching amount will be deposited from the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund into the Victims’ Fund.
Locally, the Moose Jaw Police Service will receive $24,130. According to a new release, the MJPS, in partnership with the Planning Together Project and Moose Jaw Pride, will develop a strategic plan for "the creation of a safer community for gender and sexually diverse people in all aspects of policing in Moose Jaw."
Saskatchewan’s Civil Forfeiture Program, through The Seizure of Criminal Property Act, 2009, seeks the forfeiture of property that is considered to be proceeds or an instrument of unlawful activity. Money from the forfeitures is deposited in the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund.
