Woodstock, GA (January 9, 2025) – The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has announced that the Woodstock Police Department is one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant for the Federal 2025 Fiscal Year. Referred to as a H.E.A.T. grant, Woodstock Police Department’s award totals $275,108.00.
The goal of the H.E.A.T. program is to combat crashes, injuries and fatalities caused by impaired driving and speeding, while also increasing seatbelt use and educating the public about traffic safety and the dangers of DUI.
“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.”
“As part of our ongoing commitment to public safety, we look forward to collaborating with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety in mobilizing our resources for high visibility enforcement and education,” said Chief of Police Robert Jones “Our commitment to combating impaired driving and promoting traffic safety in Woodstock remains steadfast.”
As law enforcement partners in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI campaign and the Click It Or Ticket seatbelt campaigns, the Woodstock Police Department will also conduct mobilizations throughout the year in coordination with GOHS’s year-round waves of high visibility patrols, multi-jurisdictional roadchecks and sobriety checkpoints.
For more information about the H.E.A.T. program or any other GOHS campaign, visit www.gahighwaysafety.org or call 404-656-6996.
Information about the services provided by the Woodstock Police Department is available on the City of Woodstock website at woodstockga.gov/police.
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About Woodstock Police Department: Providing law enforcement services for the City of Woodstock’s 35,000 residents and over 2,000 businesses, Woodstock Police Department is proudly nationally accredited through CALEA and certified through the State of Georgia placing it in the top 5% of agencies in the state.
