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H.E.A.T. Unit

Sgt. Matt Pifer  (Ext. 6082)

Deputy Philip Abernathy

Deputy Corbett Tomsovic

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The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) awarded the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office $76,427.39 in grant funding for the 2019 season. The BCSO H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) Unit is in the sixth year of operation.

The goal of the H.E.A.T. program is to combat crashes, injuries and fatalities caused by impaired driving and speeding, while also increasing seatbelt use. It's very important to educate the public about traffic safety and the dangers of DUI.

GOHS Director Harris Blackwood states that “Agencies like Bartow County receive this H.E.A.T. grant because they have showed a particular dedication to protecting their citizens from impaired drivers. This dedication is crucial because alcohol-related deaths still account for 25 percent of traffic fatalities in Georgia.”

As law enforcement partners in the Operation Zero Tolerance DUI and Click It or Ticket seat-belt campaigns, the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office will also conduct mobilizations throughout the year in coordination with GOHS’s year-round waves of high visibility patrols, multi-jurisdictional road checks and sobriety checkpoints. 

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Sheriff Clark Millsap wants to wish everyone a safe and happy day. Please obey the laws and don't drink and drive!

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B.C.S.O. H.E.A.T. Stats (October 2018 – September 2019)
D.U.I.: 150 (Arrests) | 314 (Contacts)

 

​Speeding (over posted speed limit): 2,573 (Citations) | 2,348 (Warnings)

​Seat Belt: 17 (Citations) | 620 (Warnings)

​Fugitive Apprehensions: 22

​Drug Charges20

​Other Citations & Warrants226

​Community Events: 26

​Car Seats Given Out: 38

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B.C.S.O. H.E.A.T. Stats (October 2017 – September 2018)
D.U.I.: 119 (Arrests) | 326 (Contacts)

 

​Speeding (over posted speed limit): 188 (Citations) | 2,392 (Warnings)

​Seat Belt: 12 (Citations) | 649 (Warnings)

​Fugitive Apprehensions: 28

​Drug Charges48

​Other Citations & Warrants311

​Community Events: 19

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B.C.S.O. H.E.A.T. Stats (October 2016 – September 2017)
D.U.I.: 96 (Arrests) | 229 (Contacts)

​Speeding (over posted speed limit): 257 (Citations) | 2,331 (Warnings)

​Seat Belt: 16 (Citations) | 634 (Warnings)

​Fugitive Apprehensions: 22

​Drug Charges43

​Other Citations & Warrants330

​Community Events: 14

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