The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) and Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) recently brought home several awards from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety’s (GOHS) Governor’s Challenge Award ceremony.
Out of all agencies staffed with 101-200 officers, GPD placed first in the category. HCSO placed first in Motorcycle Safety and the state Department of Natural Resources’ (DDNR) Gainesville-based Region 2 Office won the Impaired Boating Prevention award.
Here is a list of all the winners:
Governor’s Cup: Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office
Category 1: 1-10 Officers
1st Place Alto Police Department -Chief Josh Ivey
2nd Place McCaysville Police Department – Chief Michael Earley
3rd Place Demorest Police Department – Chief Casey Chastain
Category 2: 11-25 Officers
1st Place Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Darren Mitchum
2nd Place Forsyth Police Department – Chief Woodrow Blue
3rd Place Cleveland Police Department – Chief Jeff Shoemaker
Category 3: 26-45 Officers
1st Place Calhoun Police Department – Chief Tony Pyle
2nd Place Morrow Police Department – Chief Michael Crumpler
3rd Place Milledgeville Police Department – Chief Dray Swicord
Category 4: 46-75 Officers
1st Place Dalton Police Department – Chief Cliff Cason
2nd Place Snellville Police Department – Chief Greg Perry
3rd Place Habersham County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Robin Krockum
Category 5: 76-100 Officers
1st Place Rome Police Department – Chief Denise Downer-McKinney
2nd Place Floyd County Police Department – Chief Mark Wallace
3rd Place Liberty County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Wiley Bowman
Category 6: 101-200 Officers
1st Place Gainesville Police Department – Chief Jay Parrish
2nd Place Newton County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Ezell Brown
3rd Place Warner Robins Police Department – Chief Wayne Fisher
Category 7: 201-500 Officers
1st Place Coweta County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Lenn Wood
2nd Place Hall County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Gerald Couch
3rd Place Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Ron Freeman
Category 8: 501+ Officers
1st Place DeKalb County Police Department – Chief Gregory Padrick
2nd Place Atlanta Police Department – Chief Darin Schierbaum
3rd Place Cobb County Police Department – Chief James Ferrell
Category 9: Colleges & Universities
1st Place Georgia State University Police Department – Chief Anthony Coleman
2nd Place University of West Georgia Police Department – Chief George Watson
3rd Place University of North Georgia Police Department – Chief Greg Williams
Traffic Enforcement Network of the Year
1st Place Southeast Traffic Enforcement Network
2nd Place Metro Atlanta Traffic Enforcement Network
2nd Place Coastal Area Traffic Enforcement Network
Traffic Enforcement Network Coordinator of the Year: Cpl. Patrick Gilbert – Newton County Sheriff’s Office
Traffic Enforcement Network Assistant
Coordinator of Year: Lt. Kimberly Barnett – Forsyth Police Department
HEAT Team of the Year
1st Place Habersham County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Robin Krockum
2nd Place Hall County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Gerald Couch
3rd Place Coweta County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Lenn Wood
SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS
Impaired Driving: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
Speed Awareness: Calhoun Police Department
Occupant Protection: Coweta County Sheriff’s Office
Distracted Driving: Snellville Police Department
Rookie of the Year: Forsyth Police Department
Child Passenger Safety: Rome Police Department
Bike/Pedestrian Safety: Douglas Police Department
Teen/Young Driver Safety: Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office
Motorcycle Safety: Hall County Sheriff’s Office
Impaired Boating Prevention: Georgia DNR LED Region 2 – Gainesville
The ceremony was held Friday in Macon.