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16 cities in state win grants for extra police

More than 100 Arkansas communities denied as demand outstrips funding

By Matthew S.L. Cate

Posted: July 29, 2009 at 4:25 a.m.

The federal government on Tuesday announced $1 billion in stimulus grants to hire thousands of new law-enforcement officers, including nearly 60 in Arkansas.

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