WFMJ reported that the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office received $65,675.74 from the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. The award is intended to support traffic safety and enforcement work across the county. According to the report, the money will fund high-visibility enforcement in specified areas. Deputies will focus on several traffic violations: impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding, and seatbelt offenses.
The funding combines two Ohio Traffic Safety Office programs, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and the Impaired Driving Enforcement Program. The programs are scheduled to run from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2027. The report did not specify the designated enforcement areas or say how many deputies or hours the funding will cover.
No additional details about deployment locations, overtime allocations, or performance measures were included. The report also did not state whether a local match is required.