8.05.2005

I Think Some School Could Have Used The Money

"DALLAS - The Dallas Police Department has been awarded one of the largest grants ever given by the W.W. Caruth Jr. Foundation Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas. The three-year, $15 million grant is expected to fill a funding gap that has contributed to Dallas' high crime rate, city officials said." The total budget of the Dallas Police Department is approximately $300 million. They blow through that $15 million in a hurry.