HANOVER BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDED JAG GRANT

The Hanover Borough Police Department has been awarded a $229,227 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) 2024 / 2025 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for the purchase of nineteen body worn cameras (BWC), five mobile video records (MVR) and associated technology, replacing the department’s outdated equipment.
 
BWC’s, which are worn on the upper torso of officers to capture incidents from the forward-facing officer’s perspective, were implemented by Borough Police in 2016. Additionally, MVRs capture video from the forward-facing perspective of the patrol vehicle from behind the windshield and the rear interior passenger compartment of the vehicle. Both BWCs and MVRs expand and modernize the department’s efficiency and increase transparency, accountability, and safety.
 
Established by law in 1978, the PCCD serves as the justice planning and policymaking agency for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By bringing together a wide range of experts in the fields of criminal and juvenile justice, victim services, and related professions, PCCD coordinates the collective examination of problems, proposes solutions, and evaluates the impact of those solutions.
 
The federal JAG Program provides seed money to assist state and local government entities in implementing a wide range of drug enforcement, correctional treatment/supervision, victim services, juvenile justice and criminal justice system improvement projects.
 
When awarding the grant, PCCD takes into consideration factors such as geographic diversity, strategic framework representation, underserved populations, the applicant’s compliance history with fiscal and program reporting, historical success in implementing PCCD-funded programs and initiatives, as well as available funding.
 
The Borough of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, was incorporated in 1815. The Borough serves the public through stewardship, government, development, and improvements of public assets including water/sewer/stormwater & refuse utilities, parks & recreation facilities, the Hanover Market House, the Guthrie Memorial Library, as well as Code Enforcement, Police & Fire Departments. It is governed by the Borough Council, overseen by the Borough Manager, and staffed by administrative, public service, public works, sewer, water, refuse and engineering professionals. Known as the Snack Food Capital of the World, Hanover is home, not only to numerous food industries, but also to manufacturing, technology, commercial sales, and services. Hanover Borough offices, located at 44 Frederick Street, can be reached at 717-637-3877 or by email at Info@HanoverBoroughPA.gov. More information is available at www.HanoverBoroughPA.gov.