This map depicts the current state of crime information sharing in the Commonwealth as well as the local jurisdictions added through the recently announced 2008 DHS grant awards. The independent networks share a common communication language with one another and the departments within the Law Enforcement Information Exchange. Future grants will provide additional network expansion opportunities.
The 2008 State Homeland Security Grant award provides federal funds to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in an endeavor to prevent and respond to potential acts of terrorism. This is a direct award to agencies with Bomb Squad Units.