JPD, DA TO SHARE FORFEITURES

The Jackson Police Department and the Hinds County District Attorney's
office will share forfeiture funds under an agreement the Jackson City
Council unanimously approved Tuesday.

The police department will receive 80 percent of the money from crimes such
as drug busts, Police Chief Robert Moore said. The district attorney's
office will get 20 percent.

The department received $45,000 in forfeitures last year, said city
spokesman Chris Mims.

The money is being used for training officers and purchasing equipment,
Moore said.

The department also shares the funds with other law enforcement agencies,
like the sheriff's department, that assist with cases, he said.

The district attorney's office also will use the money for equipment,
training or support staff salaries, said Hinds County Chief Assistant
District Attorney Robert Taylor.