Crime & Safety
Local Police Receive Traffic Safety Awards
Scott, Bridgeville and Heidelberg police departments received the AAA recognition.
Three local police departments received awards from the Automobile Association of America for their community traffic safety efforts.
received the second highest rating with a “gold award” from AAA.
Meanwhile, and police each received the “silver award” for their traffic safety enforcement efforts in the AAA East Central Region.
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“They went above and beyond the call of duty by organizing projects which would make their community a safer place for motorists as well as local residents,” said J.J. Miller, a AAA safety adviser.
To be eligible for the annual awards, a community must conduct traffic safety promotions and educate the public on safety topics.
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“The purpose of the award program is to recognize these great efforts that have advanced the cause of traffic safety so they can be shared and emulated by others,” Miller said.
AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 80 local offices in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York and Kentucky serving more than 2.6 million members.
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