The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT) Unit brought home HEAT Team of the Year at the 26th-annual Governor’s Office of Highway Safety’s Governor’s Challenge Awards.
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office also received third place in Governor’s Challenge Category 4 (46-75 officers).
The 2025 Governor’s Challenge Awards were presented last week in Macon.
“Traffic safety is very important to me personally and professionally,” said Sheriff Robin Krockum. “As traffic continues to increase on roads that were not designed for the current volume, it is even more important for us to discourage behaviors that are aggressive or unsafe in order to make travel safer for all those who live in, work in, and visit Habersham County.”
Some of our neighboring agencies also brought home accolades from the event, including:
- Alto Police Department – first place in Category 1 (1-10 officers)
- Demorest Police Department – third place in Category 1 (1-10 officers)
- Cleveland Police Department – third place in Category 2 (11-25 officers)
- Gainesville Police Department – first place in Category 6 (101-200 officers)
- Hall County Sheriff’s Office – second place in Category 7 (201-500 officers)
- University of North Georgia Police Department – third place in Category 9 Colleges & Universities
- Hall County Sheriff’s Office – second place in HEAT Team of the Year
- Hall County Sheriff’s Office – motorcycle safety special award
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division Region 2 Gainesville – impaired boating prevention special award.
“Traffic safety is not proprietary,” Sheriff Krockum said. “We want as many partners across our county, region, and state as possible who work to keep motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists safe.”
There are 32 grant-funded HEAT teams across the state.
