EDITORIAL: WTE offers thumbs up 1-25-20

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 1/25/2020

Jan. 25--UP to city officials and Cheyenne Police Department leaders for seeking federal grant funding to pay for a detective dedicated to domestic violence cases.

Earlier this month, the Cheyenne City Council voted to support CPD's annual application for the "Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Grant Program." But this year, police department officials have modified the application to include funding for one full-time detective to handle these types of cases.

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