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Columbia County Law Enforcers Snag $700K

Columbia County Law Enforcers Snag $700K - Monday, June 14, 2010 at 04:09AM EST

Reported by: Joe Holden
Monday June 14 2010
Columbia County Law Enforcers Snag $700K 0/ 5 rating

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY- District Attorney Gary Norton accepted on behalf of county-wide law enforcement a check for more than $777,000.

Norton said some of the funds will go to purchase new police vehicles in Hemlock and South Center Townships' police departments. Both departments assisted in arresting three men tied to the theft of a tractor trailer last year that had in excess of a million stashed in the rear compartment.

The bulk of the proceeds will be invested, according to Norton, to later fund law enforcement programs and needs.