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SPD Receives Trafic Safety Awards

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Simsbury Police Department
“In Partnership With Our Community”
Chief Peter N. Ingvertsen
Contact: Captain Nicholas Boulter
Simsbury Police Department
933 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone (860) 658-3106
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Press Release – Simsbury Police Receive 2015 Traffic Safety Program Awards
Simsbury, CT December 14, 2016
The Connecticut Highway Safety Office hosted the 11th annual 2016 Law Enforcement Traffic
Safety Summit on December 13, 2016. During the Summit, law enforcement agencies of various
sizes from throughout Connecticut were recognized as award winners in the State’s Law
Enforcement Challenge for 2015. The Challenge is a traffic safety awards program that focuses
on three major traffic safety priorities: occupant protection, impaired driving and speeding. The
CTLEC is supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the
Connecticut Police Chief’s Association (CPCA) and the Connecticut Department of
Transportation (CT DOT).
The Simsbury Police Department was presented with two awards for 2015 Traffic Safety
Programs. The Simsbury Police Department received the, “Best Overall Occupant Protection
Safety Program” for the fourth year in a row and Honorable Mention for Overall Traffic Safety
Enforcement” for the second year in a row based on the size of the municipality.
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