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The Michigan City Police Department announced Friday its receipt of a $180,000 grant through the federal Community Funding Project (CFP) for the purchase and installation of new crime-fighting equipment and technology.

Thanks to Federal Community Project Funding, the Michigan City Police Department [MCPD] will be purchasing additional Automated License Plate Readers [ALPRs].

“The police department has been using ALPRs from Flock Safety that have allowed men and women for this department to better protect and service the citizens of Michigan City,” said MCPD Chief Marty Corley.

Friday, the Michigan City Police Department joined Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch and Congressman Frank J. Mrvan to highlight the use of federal funding for the Michigan City Police Department.

United States Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, helped the Michigan City Police Department land a $180,000 federal grant for new technology, his office announced.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-1st, joined with Col. Kenneth Rockwell, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Chicago District (USACE), Supt. Jason Taylor, Indiana Dunes National Park and Ryan McCoy, Port Director of the Ports of Indiana – Burns Harbor, in a tour of certain federally funded projects across Northwest Indiana.

Citgo Petroleum in East Chicago will receive an $18.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish the Chicago Area SAF Blending Hub-Citgo Terminal in East Chicago.

United States Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, on Thursday announced the grant from the Federal Aviation Administration's Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition grant program.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan recently visited Michigan City Harbor, Indiana Dunes National Park and Ports of Indiana – Burns Harbor.

Issues ranging from supporting infrastructure and economic growth in Northwest Indiana to women’s reproductive rights have been on the plate of U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan.