SAN ANTONIO If you're part of an organization that's focused on improving your area, you could get some financial backing from the San Antonio Police Department to help the cause.
Through a Crime Prevention Grant program, the San Antonio Police Department is giving out money seized through asset forfeiture, so that those with good intentions can reinvest in their communities.
"I allocated $150,000 to create the Crime Prevention Grant that will help neighborhood and community organizations apply for funding to develop and implement crime prevention strategies in your neighborhood," San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.
She said a focus would be funding efforts to bridge the gap between police and the communities they serve.
San Antonio police say violent crimes throughout the city increased between April and June, with June topping out at more than 1,200 combined reports of rape, robbery, aggravated assault and homicide.