Green River Star -

The Green River City Council approved a grant that would allow the Green River Police Department to place two officers on the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigations’ Southwest Drug Enforcement Team.

The grant, a sub-contract award, comes from federal funds allocated through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. Generally, only one position on the enforcement team is available for the police department. According to Council documents, staff changes at the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office resulted in a second position opening up. Green River Police Chief Tom Jarvie sa...