$150K Grant For First Responders To Waukesha Parade Attack

WAUKESHA, WI — Wisconsin law enforcement agencies will be reimbursed for financial hits they took while responding to the parade tragedy in Waukesha, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

A $150,000 grant will go to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, which will decide which police agencies will get the money, DOJ spokesperson Kenneth Gales told Patch.

The money is meant to give a boost to police agencies that may have been affected financially after responding to a man accused of driving his car through paradegoers in Waukesha on Nov. 21, 2021, the department said in a statement.

Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and over 60 accounts of recklessly endangering safety, court records showed.

The parade day was "a day the City of Waukesha will never forget," Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said in a statement.

“On behalf of the Waukesha Police Department and all of the law enforcement agencies who assisted in this unprecedented incident, we are honored to hear that the state was awarded funds by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance to assist law enforcement agencies in this tragic event," Thompson said.

Brooks pleaded not guilty at a court appearance in February. His bail is set at $5 million.

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