Area police departments were awarded traffic safety grant funds from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to conduct overtime patrols and address reckless driving in Indiana.
Law enforcement departments will use the funding to conduct “zero tolerance” overtime patrols and sobriety checkpoints, most of which will take place during dedicated enforcement periods throughout the year.
According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic fatalities in Indiana remain high and continue to exceed pre-pandemic levels. As of early October, preliminary data shows a total of 683 people have been killed in crashes.
Locally, the Bremen Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, Bourbon Police Department, Plymouth Police Department, Culver Police Department and Argos Police Department received $55,500.
