Harlingen Police Department awarded grant

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October 7, 2008 - 12:18 AM

Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN - The Harlingen Police Department has been notified that it has been awarded a $112,459 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant through the Texas Department of Transportation.

Sgt. Andy Muniz Jr., HPD's coordinator for the STEP program, said the department has entered into an agreement with TxDOT to initiate a year-long program to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths through public education and enforcement of traffic laws.

The grant will be used to hire HPD officers on overtime pay to enforce seatbelt, driving-while-intoxicated and speeding laws, officials said.

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