U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand announced that they have secured $92,652 for Long Island law enforcement entities from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bulletproof Vest Partnership, a program Schumer co-sponsored that splits the cost of new body armor with localities. This will provide enough funding for 772 vests.

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