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Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
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. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< 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. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] 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. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Glynn Co. Police receives $35,000 H.E.A.T grant
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WSAV) — The Glynn County Police Department (GCPD) was announced as one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) grant for the Federal 2025 Fiscal Year. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has announced that GCPD's award totals $35,361. The GCPD H.E.A.T Unit will use the grant to reduce local traffic crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors, a spokesperson said. 'Our H.E.A.T. team is already working earnestly to ensure Glynn County highways are safer than ever,' GCPD Chief Scott M. Ebner said. '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.' The H.E.A.T. grant program was made to help jurisdictions with the highest rates of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities based on impaired driving and speeding data. 'Federal and state crash data show sustained enforcement of traffic laws reduces crashes and saves lives on our roads,' Allen Poole, Director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety said. 'GOHS will continue to partner with state and local law enforcement to implement projects and initiatives designed to protect everyone using our roads and to help reach our goal of zero traffic deaths in Georgia and our nation.' For more information about the H.E.A.T. program or any other GOHS campaign, visit or call 404-656-6996. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
