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For Immediate Release
March 6, 2009
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Mayor Diaz’s Remarks,
Event with Vice President Joe Biden
Miami Police Headquarters
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Top: Major Jorge Gomez, Major Thomas Cannon, Mayor Manny Diaz, Chief John Timoney, Executive Assistant to the Chief Angel Calzadilla, Major Roy Brown, and Deputy Chief Frank Fernandez look on as Vice President Joe Biden explains how federal stimulus dollars will help law enforcement across America. Bottom: Executive Assistant to the Chief Angel Calzadilla, Deputy Chief Frank Fernandez, Chief John Timoney, Vice President Joe Biden, and Mayor Manny Diaz approach the construction site for the City of Miami College of Policing and Miami-Dade County Public Schools Senior High School for Law Studies, Homeland Security and Forensic Sciences. Photo Credit: Jorge R. Perez, City of Miami.
(Miami, FL) Mayor Manny Diaz, United States Vice President Joe Biden, Miami Chief of Police John F. Timoney and Laurie Robinson, Acting Assistant Attorney General/Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, held a joined press conference today at Miami Police Headquarters to discuss the $4 billion for state and local law enforcement and other criminal and juvenile justice activities included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The speakers discussed funding in the Recovery Act specifically for Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program funds – which will help keep police officers on the street, protecting our communities and our families.
Mayor Diaz’s remarks.
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