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Mercer Sheriff
gets nearly $28,000 in grants
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey announces that his office applied and
received two traffic safety grants for fiscal year 2015/2016. The
Sheriff’s Office was awarded $11,159.68 for the STEP Grant (Selective
Traffic Enforcement Program), and $16,739.52 for the IDEP Grant
(Impaired Driving Enforcement Program).
These grants allow the Sheriff’s Office to put extra cars on Mercer
County roadways, with the purpose of deterring impaired driving,
aggressive driving, and distracted driving, and encourage the use of
seatbelts. The ultimate goals are to reduce fatal traffic crashes, and
reduce alcohol involved crashes. During the 2014/2015 grant
the Sheriff’s Office made 522 traffic stops, issued 67 citations and
476 written warnings. Deputies also traveled 15,840 miles working
the traffic grants.
The Sheriff’s Office has been awarded traffic safety grants in the past.
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