Ocoee PD receives 2024 Safety Challenge Award

The traffic unit accepted the honor given by the Florida Law Enforcement Liaison Program.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:00 a.m. August 2, 2024

West Orange Times & Observer
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The Ocoee Police Department has received the 2024 Safety Challenge Award from the Florida Law Enforcement Liaison Program.

The award was presented to the department's traffic unit for their efforts in keeping the city of Ocoee streets safe.

The LEL Program is a grant-funded program sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The goal of the LEL Program is to partner with law enforcement agencies to promote and increase participation in state and national traffic enforcement waves and mobilizations.

The LEL Program promotes the annual Florida Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Challenge to increase awareness and participation in traffic safety-related efforts.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.