WPS to receive cash from proceeds of crime
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Cash from criminals is financing the fight against crime, with the Manitoba government giving $644,000 from the criminal property forfeiture fund to the Winnipeg Police Service.
“The Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund redirects the proceeds of crime to community initiatives that help create stronger law enforcement organizations and safer communities across the province,” Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said in a news release Tuesday.
“Providing the Winnipeg Police Service with CPF funding is an important government investment in the safety of all Winnipeggers and those who work tirelessly to protect us.”
The fund is composed of cash and proceeds from the sale of criminal property seized in Manitoba.
WPS will use the money to train and equip members with ballistic safety shields and long-range less-lethal weapons; provide emotional survival training; buy an inflatable shelter for the underwater search and recovery unit; buy new equipment for crisis negotiators; and purchase a van for Salvation Army outreach teams.
The funding will also help train WPS aerial surveillance pilots and investigators working on sex crimes, missing persons, unidentified remains, pedestrian collisions, cyber crimes and cryptocurrency.