Hamburg police awarded grant

HAMBURG — The Hamburg Police Dept. has received an $11,110 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation.

Director Police Director Wayne Yahm applied for a grant for 12 new portable police radios. The radios were needed to improve officer safety and service to the public, police said.

Yahm was notified on Monday, April 6, that Hamburg received the grant to cover the cost of radios and related equipment.

Yahm said the grant will save the police department about 15 percent of its operating budget.

"The cost of officer safety and service to the public is unmeasureable," he said.

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation will present a check to the Hamburg Polcie Dept. in the near future.

Firehouse Subs ounders Chris and Robin Sorensen said their business is based on family values that are both entrepreneurial and built on decades of fire and police service. Firehouse Subs, with more than 870 locations with plans to grow to 2,000 locations by 2020, are proud supporters of public servants. The success of the business started by allows the foundation to provide much needed support to first responders.