WOODSTOCK, Ga. — The Woodstock Police Department announced it was awarded nearly $100,000 in state grants to help stop dangerous drivers.
The $97,071.36 grant came from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to curb dangerous driving behaviors. The funding supports the department’s Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic unit for Federal Fiscal Year 2026.
The award is part of a statewide initiative by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, which selected 32 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive H.E.A.T. grants.
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The program aims to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities resulting from speeding and impaired driving, while encouraging seat belt usage and educating the public about DUI risks. The grant covers the federal fiscal year running from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2027.
“This H.E.A.T. grant will help to fund specialized traffic enforcement units in Woodstock,” Woodstock Police Chief Roland Castro said, emphasizing how important the award was for local traffic safety. “Woodstock Police Department is grateful to be part of this program designed to reduce rates of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities.”
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Officials said targeted traffic enforcement played a large role in preventing deadly crashes.
“Crash data shows enforcement and education of traffic laws are two of most effective countermeasures to help our state and nation reduce crashes and eliminate deaths and serious injuries on our roads,” Allen Poole, GOHS director, said. “Each life saved on our roads is one less family that will have to live with the pain of losing a loved one whose life was taken from them in a traffic crash that was preventable.”
As part of the initiative, officers will participate in national safety mobilizations, including the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI campaign and the Click It Or Ticket seat belt campaign.
These operations will coordinate with GOHS high-visibility patrols, multi-jurisdictional road checks and sobriety checkpoints throughout the grant period.
Woodstock police provides law enforcement services for more than 35,000 residents and more than 2,000 businesses. The agency says it holds national accreditation through Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and state certification, placing it in the top 5% of law enforcement agencies in Georgia.
The enforcement mobilizations and safety patrols funded by the grant will continue through the end of Federal Fiscal Year 2026 on Sept. 30, 2027, according to the department.
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