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Tirana, March 16, 2011 NOA - At a ceremony held today at the Albanian State Police Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Mission of U.S. Embassy Tirana Deborah Jones, General Director of the Albanian State Police Hysni Burgaj, and U. S. Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) Program Manager for Albania Gary Bullard signed donation documents for 2,036 bullet-resistant vests.
This donation of equipment worth over $200,000 was made possible by the combined efforts of the New Jersey Army National Guard, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States European Command Bilateral Affairs Office.
During a previous visit to Albania, Inspector Michael Bradley of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and Colonel Kevin Hegarty of the New Jersey Army National Guard learned of the ASP’s need for additional protective vests and initiated an effort to collect excess equipment from law enforcement and military units across the state of New Jersey.
ICITAP joined the effort and provided the administrative support and funding to ship more than 20,000 pounds of vests to Albania.
The vests consist of lightweight, concealable models and heavier tactical vests.
The vests have been distributed to police units throughout Albania, including RENEA, special operations, and undercover units.
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