Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Awards Pedestrian Safety Grant to Brookhaven PD

From The City of Brookhaven:

The City of Brookhaven is pleased to announce it has received a $64,056.74 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grant, which will continue through September of 2017, will help finance a full-time dedicated safety officer as well as a community-wide pedestrian safety initiative and is renewable on an annual basis.
“The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is committed to keeping everyone safe on our roads and highways, from the smallest precious cargo to the most seasoned drivers,” said GOHS Director Harris Blackwood.
“We are pleased that this grant will afford us the ability to have an officer on staff that will dedicate their time and expertise to pedestrian safety,” said Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura.
The City of Brookhaven’s Police Department was established in 2013 and now employs some 70 officers. The department is comprised of the patrol department, which answers calls for service and provides proactive patrols; the criminal investigations division, which investigates all crimes and manages internal affairs; and the support service division, which includes special units, neighborhood watch and other traffic enforcement.

For more information on the City of Brookhaven GOHS award, contact Ann Marie Quill at 404-637-0508 or news@brookhavenga.gov. For more information on GOHS and its highway safety programs visit www.gahighwaysafety.org.

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