SPOKANE, WA – Spokane is sending deputies to Seattle for the FIFA World Cup games this June.
The international soccer tournament will take place across the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. Seattle is hosting six matches and could see law enforcement agencies from across Washington state travel there to provide security as an estimated 750,000 visitors descend on the city.
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is set to receive about $726,000 of the nearly $1 billion in federal funding allocated nationwide to support public safety and transit. Washington state has received $41.5 million: $33.1 million for security, of which $2.48 million is state funding, and $8.48 million for transit.…