Prosecutor's office gets grant

The Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney's office has received a $494,410 grant aimed at helping local law enforcement agencies establish and enhance strategies to locate, arrest, and prosecute child sexual predators and exploiters,

"This grant is more than just an infusion of funds to help fight crime," said Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh. "The truly exciting aspect of this opportunity is that it will give us the ability to cooperate seamlessly with agencies in Kootenai, Benewah, Shoshone, Bonner and Boundary counties to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens, our children, are protected."

The grant is from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, an office of the U.S. Department of Justice.