The V.I. Police Department has been awarded more than $17 million in federal funds to reimburse emergency work performed after hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
The $17,451,154 award comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agencyâs Public Assistance Program, according to a statement from the V.I. Office of Disaster Recovery.
âWith this reimbursement, the men and women of the Virgin Islands Police Department can continue its business of protecting and serving our community,â said V.I. Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor in the statement. âWe are grateful for this resource and will continue to protect and serve.â
After the storms, V.I. police officers led patrols and participated in search and rescue, conducted traffic and crowd control and monitored curfews in an effort to reduce immediate threats to life, public health, security and safety, according to the statement.