Asset forfeiture funds to help train cops

The Chino Council approved moving $36,000 from the unappropriated reserves of the asset forfeiture department of justice fund to use for training Chino Police Department officers and to purchase equipment for patrol supervisory vehicles.

Over the last several years, the Chino Police Department has directly participated in investigations or prosecutions that have resulted in federal forfeiture and, therefor, an equitable share of the net proceeds of the forfeiture are returned to the city. The police department propsoes to use a portion of the Federal Asset Forfeiture funds to enable eight Chino Police Officers to attend training, purchase entry and safety equipment for Patrol Supervisor vehicles, and to conduct an in-house narcotics training program for Department personnel.