North Vernon police receive grant to help with narcotics fight
The North Vernon Police Department is receiving a grant to help support the operations of its narcotics task force.
According to the department, the $12,000 grant will come from the Jennings County Drug and Alcohol Task Force. It will be used to fund investigative tools, surveillance equipment, and operational support for the task force.
Task Force Commander Graham Heffelfinger, with the North Vernon Police Department, said that . “Every dollar will be used to target dealers, disrupt distribution routes, and hold narcotics offenders accountable.”
The funding was made possible through the Jennings County Drug and Alcohol Task Force, with support from Ascension St. Vincent Jennings and its Substance Misuse Program.
Photo courtesy of North Vernon Police Department. From left, Carla Wright, Drug and Alcohol Task Force President; Christina Crank, , Administrator/CNO, Ascension St. Vincent Jennings; Graham Heffelfinger, Task Force Commander, North Vernon Police Department; Gleeda Hadley, Task Force Coordinator and Substance Misuse Coordinator, Ascension St. Vincent Jennings
and Bruce Johnson, Drug and Alcohol Task Force Secretary.