Livermore Police Department Receives $60K Safety Grant

LIVERMORE, CA — The Livermore Police Department announced Monday that it has received a $60,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a one-year enforcement and education program. The money will fund various activities intended to reduce deaths and injuries on roads, according to the department.

“This grant money helps us put more officers on the street for directed enforcement relating to traffic education and enforcement. We’re hopeful the extra police presence will be a good reminder to motorists to obey the rules of the road,” said Livermore Police Traffic Sgt. Glen Robbins.

The grant-related activities are for the 2020 federal fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020. According to the LPD, the funding will be used for several programs, including:
— DUI/driver license checkpoints
— Patrols specifically looking for suspected alcohol and/or drug-impaired drivers
— Patrols targeting violations of California’s hands-free cell phone law by drivers, motorcyclists,
bicyclists and pedestrians that put other roadway users at risk
— Patrols targeting the primary causes of crashes: speeding, improper turns, running stop signs or signals, right-of-way violations and driving on the wrong side of the road
— Patrols specifically looking for seat belt and child safety seat violations
— Traffic safety education presentations for youth and community members on distracted driving, impaired driving, bicycle safety and pedestrian safety
— Creating “Hot Sheets” identifying repeat DUI offenders
— Officer training on how to identify suspected impaired drivers and conduct sobriety tests

“Getting in a vehicle remains one of the most dangerous things we do,” OTS director Barbara Rooney said. “We must continue to work with our partners in law enforcement to shift that realization and make traveling on our roads safer.”

Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.