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Holder Announces $2.5 Million To Cover Law Enforcement Costs From Sandy Hook

by Tom Kludt

08.28.13 | 9:31 am

This December 2012 photo provided by The Newtown Bee shows a sign welcoming Sandy Hook Elementary School students, of Newtown, Conn., to the Chalk Hill School campus in neighboring Monroe, Conn. An open house was pla... This December 2012 photo provided by The Newtown Bee shows a sign welcoming Sandy Hook Elementary School students, of Newtown, Conn., to the Chalk Hill School campus in neighboring Monroe, Conn. An open house was planned for the Sandy Hook students Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at the former Chalk Hill School, overhauled specially for them. Classes for the Sandy Hook students start there on Thursday. MORE LESS

Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will provide $2.5 million in funding to Connecticut law enforcement to cover costs associated with last year’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn.

The assistance will go to the Connecticut State Police and the Newtown, Conn. Police Department, as well as their partner agencies, to cover associated with overtime, forensics and security during and after the mass shooting.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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