Gavarone Meets with Local Law Enforcement to Discuss Safety and Recruitment
February 14, 2022
Theresa Gavarone News
COLUMBUS—State Senator Theresa Gavarone (R-Huron) recently met with local law enforcement to discuss ongoing efforts to improve officer safety and how to better retain and recruit law enforcement officers in Ohio.
"Ever since the beginning of the 'defund the police' movement, crime is up and officers are being wounded or killed at an increasing rate," Gavarone said. "That is in addition to the difficulty law enforcement leaders across the country are having recruiting new people. We need to work to solve these issues, and I appreciate the law enforcement from Northwest Ohio who took the time to meet with me and talk about them."
Gavarone has voted in favor of several pieces of legislation supporting Ohio's law enforcement, most recently in House Bill 169, which allocated $250 million in grants for communities that saw an increase in violent crime during the pandemic.
Additionally, Gavarone voted in favor of the state's operating budget, providing $15 million for Ohio's new law enforcement reimbursement training pilot program to help fund continuing professional training (CPT) for law enforcement officers across the state.
"Ever since the beginning of the 'defund the police' movement, crime is up and officers are being wounded or killed at an increasing rate," Gavarone said. "That is in addition to the difficulty law enforcement leaders across the country are having recruiting new people. We need to work to solve these issues, and I appreciate the law enforcement from Northwest Ohio who took the time to meet with me and talk about them."
Gavarone has voted in favor of several pieces of legislation supporting Ohio's law enforcement, most recently in House Bill 169, which allocated $250 million in grants for communities that saw an increase in violent crime during the pandemic.
Additionally, Gavarone voted in favor of the state's operating budget, providing $15 million for Ohio's new law enforcement reimbursement training pilot program to help fund continuing professional training (CPT) for law enforcement officers across the state.