Oro Valley police receive grant to keep streets safe
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Thousands of dollars are headed to the Oro Valley Police Department to help keep people safe on the road.It comes as...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Thousands of dollars are headed to the Oro Valley Police Department to help keep people safe on the road.It comes as the town deals with hundreds of dangerous drivers and crashes. Police say there were more than 530 crashes last year in Oro Valley, five of those were deadly.Oro Valley police say they took more than 250 impaired drivers off the road.This grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety will be going toward many new resources here.Police say they hope more officers and different programs can help keep people safe.