Attorney General Bob Butterworth News Release
June 13, 1995

$2.3 Million In Auto Theft Prevention Grants Awarded

TALLAHASSEE -- Attorney General Bob Butterworth today announced the awarding of $2,362,671 in grants to 39 sheriffs offices, police departments and other agencies to fund auto theft prevention programs throughout Florida.

The grants were earmarked for a variety of uses, including public education, law enforcement training, the purchase of auto theft prevention equipment and criminal investigation and prosecution.

Of the awards approved by the Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority, 25 were renewals of previously awarded grants and 14 were new grants.

The applicants receiving new grants and the amounts awarded include:
- Boynton Beach Police Department: $7,336
- Charlotte County Sheriff's Office: $19,383
- Clearwater Police Department: $34,669
- Collier County Sheriff's Office: $52,427
- Hollywood Police Department: $18,038
- Jupiter Police Department: $12,550
- Lake Worth Police Department: $165,885
- Metro-Dade Department of Justice Assistance: $59,970
- Miramar Police Department: $48,655
- North Miami Police Department: $13,742
- Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office: $66,122
- Sanford Police Department: $109,758
- Seminole County Sheriff's Office: $58,525
- Tampa Police Department: $94,353

The applicants receiving grant renewals and the amounts awarded include:
- Boca Raton Police Department: $14,915
- Broward County Sheriff's Office: $122,305
- Broward County State Attorney's Office: $95,446
- Citizens for Auto Theft Responsibility: $20,500
- Dade County State Attorney's Office: $205,613
- Daytona Beach Public Safety: $10,500
- Florida Auto Theft Intelligence Unit: $17,818
- Florida City Police Department: $22,000
- Fort Lauderdale Police Department: $115,440
- Fort Myers Police Department: $45,048
- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office: $12,920
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: $102,825
- Leon County Sheriff's Office: $46,697
- Manatee County Sheriff's Office: $101,289
- Metro-Dade Task Force: $161,915
- Miami Police Department: $44,546
- Miami Beach Police Department: $18,350
- Orange County Sheriff's Office: $41,305
- Pembroke Pines Police Department: $45,231
- Polk County Sheriff's Office: $160,116
- Riviera Beach Police Department: $38,159
- St. Petersburg Police Department: $36,150
- Tallahassee Police Department: $56,336
- Titusville Police Department: $12,800
- Volusia County Sheriff's Office: $53,034

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