INDIO, Calif. — The Indio Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office are among a select group of California law enforcement agencies receiving state funding to expand education efforts aimed at preventing impaired driving.
The grant is part of more than $41 million awarded by the California Highway Patrol to 183 state and local agencies through the state’s Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program, which is funded by tax revenue generated under voter-approved Proposition 64.
Indio Police, along with Riverside County Public Health are two of just 12 agencies statewide selected to receive education grants. The organizations will use the funding to educate local communities about California’s impaired driving laws while highlighting the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs…