The purpose of the cops hiring program (CHP) program is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers

The Mexico Police Department will receive $101,492 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program. The grant will fund the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027 to advance the practice of community policing in Mexico, Maine. Specifically, the funding will support increasing the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence through collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members. The grant award is part of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program under the Community Oriented Policing Services Office, which provides assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies to enhance public safety through community policing strategies.

Funding under this award program will be utilized by local law enforcement agencies to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers necessary to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.