Mendocino County donating some seized cash to anti-gang program

Money seized from suspected drug dealers will be spent on educating fifth-graders about dangers of drugs and gangs.|
GLENDA ANDERSON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Money seized from suspected drug dealers will be spent on educating fifth-graders about the dangers of gangs, peer pressure, drugs, alcohol and gang-related crimes, according to the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office.

The office is giving $10,000 of its asset forfeiture funds to Redwood Children’s Services for the anti-gang school program Gang Resistance is Paramount, or GRIP, the office announced.

“GRIP is the type of program I want to help with my continued support, and I encourage concerned citizens living in our communities to also financially support GRIP’s ongoing mission,” said District Attorney David Eyster.

The District Attorney’s Office also donates asset forfeiture monies to the Mendocino County Youth Project, Drug Court, and Nuestra Casa.

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