DeKALB – The DeKalb Township government recently awarded two area police agencies with $25,000 distributed throughout several programs, including for a police dog at the DeKalb Police Department.

According to a news release, the township awarded $15,000 to the DeKalb Police Department to purchase and train a new K-9 police dog, and $5,000 to the department to help reinstitute the DeKalb Police Bicycle Program. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office also was awarded $5,000 to fund its Community and School-Based Crime Solving Program in DeKalb

The township Board of Trustees approved the allocation for what the township said was “public safety programs to benefit DeKalb Township residents,” the release states.

Before the trustee vote, presentations were made by both the DeKalb County Crime Stoppers and members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.