Glynn County PD awarded grant for DUI enforcement
The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety awarded the Glynn County Police Department a $35,361 grant for local DUI enforcement.
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The department was one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant for the Federal 2025 Fiscal Year, according to a news release.
The H.E.A.T. program aims to combat and prevent crashes, injuries, and deaths caused by impaired driving and speeding.
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GCPD will use the money to develop and implement strategies to reduce local crashes.
'Our H.E.A.T. team is already working earnestly to ensure Glynn County highways are safer than ever. This award will bolster our efforts and show the people of Glynn County – as well as the thousands of drivers travelling each day through our county – that we are serious about safety and enforcing traffic laws,' GCPD Chief Scott M. Ebner said in the news release.
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