Police Agencies Receive Overtime Funding For School Bus Violation Enforcement

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 7:33 AM

By Mike Perleberg and Carli Luca, 24/7 News Source

Grants for Indiana police and sheriff departments will increase traffic enforcement at school bus stops.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) - Law enforcement agencies across Indiana plan to crackdown on bus stop violations as the new school year begins. 

Governor Eric Holcomb announced Monday that the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute would be helping with that effort by funding overtime patrols for the next two months. 

“Indiana police officers will be enforcing increased fines and penalties for drivers who recklessly pass bus stops and drive aggressively,” Gov. Holcomb said. “This is one of many steps that Indiana is taking to protect the safety of school children as classes resume.”

$380,000 will be awarded to 39 police agencies. The departments and their amounts are listed below. They will be ensuring drivers stop for school buses that have the stop arm extended while loading and unloading students. 

Police agencies may apply for future traffic-enforcement grants, including school-bus stop enforcement grants, through August 30 at www.in.gov/cji.

 

Indiana police departments awarded school bus safety enforcement funds:

  1. Avon Police: $7,812
  2. Boone County Sheriff: $23,650
  3. Brown County Sheriff: $10,000
  4. Cedar Lake Police: $4,000
  5. Connersville Police: $3,111
  6. Chesterton Police: $12,000
  7. Decatur County Sheriff: $3,000
  8. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation Police: $1,238
  9. Fort Wayne Police: $49,975
  10. Fulton County Sheriff: $2,500
  11. Griffith Police: $5,000
  12. Hamilton County Sheriff: $5,000
  13. Hammond Police: $8,000
  14. Hancock County Sheriff: $6,000
  15. Hobart Police: $10,000
  16. Howard County Sheriff: $3,000
  17. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police: $44,000
  18. Jackson County Sheriff: $39,680
  19. La Porte Police: $3,000
  20. Lowell Police: $4,000
  21. Madison County Sheriff: $6,500
  22. Marshall County Sheriff: 3,300
  23. Merrillville Police: $6,000
  24. Mishawaka Police: $25,000
  25. Morgan County Sheriff: $10,000
  26. Muncie Police: $6,000
  27. New Castle Police: $5,500
  28. Newburgh Police: $4,000
  29. Paoli Police: $1,050
  30. Peru Police: $7,936
  31. Princeton Police: $4,000
  32. Rockport Police: $4,713
  33. Scott County Sheriff: $7,353
  34. Sellersburg Police: $10,000
  35. Seymour Police: $3,000
  36. Tell City Police: $1,200
  37. Tippecanoe County Sheriff: $15,750
  38. Vigo County Sheriff: $9,120
  39. Winona Lake Police: $8,000

 

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