Ontario has granted the Belleville Police Service more than $335,000 for two separate programs focused on public safety and victim services.

Bay of Quinte Progressive Conservative MPP Tyler Allsopp on Thursday announced the funding in a brief news conference at police headquarters.

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The service will receive more than $235,000 to modernize its patrol strategy through the use of hard data, deploying officers where statistics show they are most needed.

A further $100,000 will continue the embedding of a full-time victim services worker at the police station. That position has been in place since 2019.

“Our government is providing the Belleville Police Service with resources to enhance its strategic operations and better serve this growing community as it responds to com

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