GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) - The Glynn County Police Department (GCPD) was awarded a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) grant for 2025. GCPD was just one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive the grant. The department was awarded a total of $35,361 to use in the upcoming year. The GCPD will use the grant to create and install strategies to reduce local traffic crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors. “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.” GCPD Chief Scott M. Ebner had this to say about Glynn County receiving the award. “Our H.E.A.T. officers are already working earnestly to ensure Glynn County highways are safer than ever. This award will bolster our efforts and show the people of Glynn County – as well as the thousands of drivers travelling each day through our county – that we are serious about safety and enforcing traffic laws.” H.E.A.T. was created with the goal of working to prevent crashes, injuries and deaths due to impaired driving and speeding. They also seek to increase seatbelt use and educate the public on traffic safety and DUI danger. For more information about the H.E.A.T. program or any other GOHS campaign, visit www.gahighwaysafety.org or call 404-656-6996.