Crime & Safety
Snellville PD Wins Governor's Challenge Prize
The award is based on the department's excellence in education, enforcement and public service announcements.

Submitted by City of Snellville
The cityβs police department has another piece of hardware for its trophy case.
The Snellville Police Department was awarded third place in Category 3 of Governorβs Challenge conducted by the Governorβs Office of Highway Safety.
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SPD competed against other agencies across the state with 25 to 50 sworn officers. The contest is based on a departmentβs excellence in education, enforcement and public service announcements.
βIt is an honor to receive this award and well deserved by the men and women of the Snellville Police Department who are committed to occupant protection, removal of impaired drivers, preventing texting and driving and other initiatives to reduce the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities on our roadways,β said SPD Chief Roy Whitehead. βOur officers are dedicated to keeping our roadways safe.β
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Last year the department won first prize in the competition and have won numerous times in years prior.
Along with a trophy, the SPD was awarded $2,000 in GOHS βbucksβ which allows the department to shop for equipment for use in traffic safety at the GOHS online store, Whitehead said.
Lt. John Tainter submitted the application on the departmentβs behalf, providing the information to GOHS regarding SPDβs efforts.
(Photo courtesy of City of Snellville)
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