The Norman Police Department recently received a state grant to improve efforts to stop underage drinking.
The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office awarded the department a $108,660 grant that it will use to improve its enforcement of Oklahoma’s “Too Much to Lose” campaign, Norman Police Capt. Leonard Judy said.
According to the group’s Web site, the campaign is a statewide initiative focused on reducing and preventing underage drinking through law enforcement and community efforts, social norms and youth leadership.
Most of the grant — $86,160 — is set aside to help the department enforce alcohol laws, according to a Tuesday article in The Oklahoman.
Judy said this money will be used to fund sobriety checkpoints, special patrols to target people breaking alcohol laws and compliance checks, where an underage volunteer attempts to purchase alcohol at a Norman business.
The remainder — $22,500 — will be used for the department to host two traffic safety schools for 30 law enforcement officers, including at least five Norman officers, the article said.
Judy said funding for the grant will begin immediately and run through September.
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