Area police depts. getting GOHS grants

Two Gainesville area police departments are among the latest in the state to receive grants from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).

The Auburn Police Department will use a $30,000 technology grant in the replacement and upgrading of mobile computers used by patrol officers.

The Cleveland department is getting a High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant totaling $28,574.  Officers will use it for high-visibility patrol programs such as the “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt awareness and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI” campaigns.