Tennessee Highway Safety Office Announces 14th Annual Law Enforcement Challenge Award Recipients

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, September 7, 2018
CONTACT:
Arriale Tabson, 615-767-3242

Tennessee Highway Safety Office Announces
14th Annual Law Enforcement Challenge Award Recipients

TENNESSEE – On Friday, September 7, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office recognized 47 law enforcement agencies during its 14th Annual Law Enforcement Challenge. This year, 56 Law Enforcement Challenge applications were submitted: 18 from West Tennessee, 15 from East Tennessee, 14 from Middle Tennessee, nine from the Cumberland Region, and one submission from each of the Tennessee Highway Patrol districts. Award winners are listed as follows. For more information, please visit www.tnlifesaverschallenge.com.

1-10 Officers Category

  • 1st Place: Benton Police Department
  • 2nd Place: Dresden Police Department
  • 3rd Place: Dover Police Department

 

11-25 Officers Category

  • 1st Place:  Bolivar Police Department
  • 2nd Place:  White House Police Department
  • 3rd Place:   Belle Meade Police Department

 

26-45 Officers Category

  • 1st Place: Martin Police Department
  • 2nd Place: Brownsville Police Department
  • 3rd Place:  Crossville Police Department

 

46-75 Officers Category

  • 1st Place:  Bartlett Police Department
  • 2nd Place: Tipton County Sheriff’s Office
  • 3rd Place:   Maryville Police Department

 

76-100 Officers Category

  • 1st Place: Sumner County Sheriff’s Office
  • 2nd Place: Gallatin Police Department

 

101-200 Officers Category

  • 1st Place: Kingsport Police Department
  • 2nd Place: Collierville Police Department
  • 2nd Place: Madison County Sheriff’s Office
  • 3rd Place: Blount County Sheriff’s Office

 

201-500 Officers Category

  • 1st Place: Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office
  • 2nd Place: Clarksville Police Department
  • 3rd Place: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office

 

501 – 1,000 Officers Category

  • 1st Place: Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

 

1,001+ Officers Category

  • 1st Place: Memphis Police Department
  • 2nd Place: Metro Nashville Police Department

 

Tennessee Highway Patrol Districts Category

  • 1st Place: District 5 – Fall Branch
  • 2nd Place: District 4 – Memphis
  • 3rd Place: District 1 – Knoxville

 

Military Police Category

  • 1st Place: Fort Campbell Police

 

University Police Category

  • 1st Place: Austin Peay State University Police Department
  • 2nd Place: University of Tennessee Knoxville Police Department

 

Multi-Jurisdictional Category

  • 1st Place: CARE Network

 

Rookie of the Year

  • Belle Meade Police Department

 

Occupant Protection Award

  • Gallatin Police Department

 

Impaired Driving Award

  • Crossville Police Department

 

Speed Awareness Award

  • Whitehouse Police Department

 

Child Passenger Safety Award

  • Clarksville Police Department

 

Underage Alcohol Prevention Award

  • Austin Peay State University Department

 

Technology Award

  • Bartlett Police Department

 

Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Award

  • Clarksville Police Department

 

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Award

  • Tennessee Highway Patrol District 7 – Lawrenceburg

 

Motorcycle Safety Award

  • Blount County Sheriff’s Office

 

Distracted Driving Award

  • Gallatin Police Department

 

Distracted Driving Award

  • Tennessee Highway Patrol District 7 – Lawrenceburg

 

Championship Class

  • Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office

 

Director's Cup Award

  • Benton Police Department

 

Beyond the Traffic Stop

  • Deputy Bobby Moore and Deputy Dustin Hensley – Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
  • Officer Kerry Taylor – Millington Police Department
  • Trooper Richard Campbell – THP Nashville District

 

Law Enforcement Challenge Vehicle

  • Greene County Sheriff’s Office

 

SAFE Campaign Vehicle

  • Benton County Sheriff’s Office

 

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The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security advocating for traffic safety. The THSO works in tandem with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and crash data collection and analysis. Programs administered by the THSO are 100 percent federally funded. The THSO’s mission is to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate these programs. To learn more, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org