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 City of Le Mars Police Department was awarded a $250,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant funds will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to advance the practice of community policing in Le Mars, Iowa through September 2027.

The COPS Hiring Program aims to increase a jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence. Funding will allow the Le Mars Police Department to enhance its organizational strategies and collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members to proactively address public safety issues through problem-solving techniques.

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.