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Mercer County
Sheriff’s Dept. awarded traffic grant
Celina, OH – Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey announced today that his
office was awarded a High Visibility Enforcement Traffic Overtime Grant
by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The grant will be used
to target problem traffic areas throughout Mercer County.
The grant award was over $22,700. The grant will be used for
specific events that have higher opportunity for traffic crashes.
Additional deputies will be assigned to work targeted areas on
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and the Super Bowl.
“This grant allows overtime for specific holidays and events that
people tend to celebrate with the use of alcohol,” stated Sheriff
Grey. “The goal is to keep the motoring public safe, not to ruin
a celebration. By being visible with additional deputies,
hopefully it will be a deterrent to poor driving behavior and, if not,
deputies will be available to take enforcement action.”
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