Menifee PD Receives Large Grant From California OTS

Menifee Police Department has been awarded $125,000 in grant money from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

The funding comes from OTS, via the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Menifee Police Department will use this funding toward keeping the roadways safe and improving the quality of life through enforcement and education.

After there was a dramatic decrease in fatality and injury accidents between 2006 to 2010, officials saw an increase in 2011 and 2012. The increase of pedestrian and motorcycle fatalities and the recent increase of distracting technologies has become particularly worrisome to law enforcement officials.

"California's roadways are still among the safest in the nation," said OTS Director Rhonda Craft.  "But to meet future mobility, safety, and sustainability objectives, we must create safer roadways for all users. The Menifee Police Department will be using these and other resources to reach the vision we all share - toward zero deaths, every 1 counts."

The funding will be used for a variety of activities including educational presentations, D.U.I. checkpoints, motorcycle safety enforcement, court sting operations to cite individuals driving from D.U.I. court after ignoring their license suspension or revocation, and much more.