Proudly serving these Georgia counties:
Bibb
Crisp
Dooly
Houston
Macon
Peach
Pulaski
Turner
Twiggs
Wilcox

Coordinator:
Capt. Roger Hayes
Centerville Police Dept.
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Asst. Coordinator:
Lt. Emerson Lundy
Dooly Co. Sheriff's Office
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Webmaster
Lou Crouch
Centerville, GA
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LINKS
Criminal Interdiction Assoc.
GDOT Teen Driving Safety
Georgia Bank Robbery.com
Georgia Navigator
Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)
Georgia Travel Info (Call 511)
Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI)
Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS)
Georgia POST Council
Image Signs
Looks Too Good to be True.com
MADD
MADD Georgia
Officer Down Memorial Page
Police Link
PoliceOne.com
Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia
South Georgia K9
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Web Sites by Lou
 
TRAFFIC NETWORKS
Coastal Area TEN
Northeast TEN
Western Regional TEN
 

MGTEN is on Facebook at "Middle Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network"

MGTEN NEWS
Police Drug Dog Recovering from Injury
Macon PD
Macon Telegraph
November 15, 2009
Centerville's Top Cop Busted - for a Good Cause
Centerville PD
Houston Home Journal
November 7, 2009
Centerville Public Safety Director Settling into New Job
Centerville PD
Houston Home Journal
October 24, 2009
Ready for Anything
Houston Co E911
Macon Telegraph
October 17, 2009
Dublin Police Officer Recognized in Today's Parade Magazine
Dublin PD
Macon Telegraph
October 4, 2009
Water, Water Everywhere (picture)
Macon PD
Macon Telegraph
September 18, 2009
Centerville Consolidates Police, Fire, Animal Control
Centerville PD
Macon Telegraph
September 16, 2009
LE Kicks Off Operation Zero Tolerance
MGTEN
Warner Robins Patriot
September 2, 2009
Police to Target Drunken Drivers
MGTEN
Macon Telegraph
August 21, 2009
Attention Getter
Warner Robins PD
Macon Telegraph
August 3, 2009
Learning from Practice
Houston Co SO
Macon Telegraph
July 27, 2009
Fort Valley Officer to be Ashburn Chief
Fort Valley PD
Macon Telegraph
July 8, 2009
WR Citizen Police Academy Coming
Warner Robins PD
Macon Telegraph
July 1, 2009

This web site is provided at no cost to the members of the Middle Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network (MGTEN). It is my way of saying "Thank You" for your efforts to keep Middle Georgia's roads and highways safe for all its citizens.
Lou Crouch
WebSitesbyLou.com
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Intoxilyzer 5000 Operator information (posted 20 Nov 09)
Marshal’s Office Gets Top Prize in Challenge
When it comes to traffic enforcement, the Muscogee County Marshal’s Office is No. 1. Members of public safety and elected officials honored the marshal’s office Monday for winning first place in the International Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Challenge. More...
Study Finds Texting, Driving Dangerous Mix
Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash much more than previous studies have concluded...
More...
New Georgia Uniform Traffic Citation to take effect on January 1, 2010. Click here to see the revised UTC (posted 11 Sep 09).
Officer Deaths Up in First Half of '09
The number of police officers killed in the line of duty increased 20% during the first six months of 2009 compared with last year, according to a report to be released today. But the number still remains below midyear averages. More...
2009 Highway Deaths Fall To Lowest Since '61
Fewer people died on the nation's highways during the first three months of 2009 as motor vehicle fatalities continued to fall to levels not seen in nearly a half-century. More...
Drivers License Photos Now Available via GCIC
The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS), Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) announced today a multi-agency technology upgrade...to securely and quickly release driver’s license photographs to law enforcement.  This effort will promote public safety by helping identify victims, criminal suspects, missing children and the elderly. More... 
Be on Lookout for New Police Tool, aka Twitter
When Milwaukee police wanted to get word of a murder out quickly, they did it in 113 characters on Twitter. More...
Sleep Deprivation: What Does It Mean for Public Safety Officers?
“Sleep deprivation is dangerous. Researchers have shown that being awake for 19 hours produces impairments that are comparable to having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .05 percent. . More...
Are Signs Required at Roadchecks?
The law requires that the operation must be identified as a police checkpoint. More...
Drunk Drivers Dread Them
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently determined sobriety checkpoints to be the single most effective DUI countermeasure. The CDC conducted a systematic review of 23 studies on the effects of sobriety checkpoints and concluded that these roadchecks can successfully reduce alcohol-related crashes and fatalities by an average 22 percent. More...
Teen Drivers Pose Bigger Threat to Others
The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes nationwide continue to be people other than teen drivers themselves, according to a new report. more...
Protecting K-9 Cops
In 2002, Susie Jean was watching a television newscast at her home in Douglasville, GA, when she saw a horrific scene: a fleeing criminal fatally shooting a police dog. ...more...
Recent DUI Court Decisions / Implied Consent Law
Posted January 22, 2009
Approved Alcohol Screening Devices
GBI Letter, May 1, 2008


Friday, November 6, 2009

Thunder Taskforce Storms into Middle Georgia

90 day crackdown on Houston County's deadliest DUI drivers
Click here to read the media release

MGTEN Meetings

Next Meeting: Centerville, GA
Host: Centerville Police Department
Time/Date: 7:00 PM, December 11, 2009
Site: Centerville City Hall
Google Map (see link in left sidebar)

2010 Schedule: TBD

Training Opportunities

The following is a list of training courses currently available. The courses are listed alphabetically. Click on a course title to view more information on that particular course.

Dec 1-4
Child Passenger Safety Tech Cert
Dec 8-11
Jan 12-15
Dec 7-8
Eye Witness Identification Training Class
Dec 9
Nov 30
Dec 1
Dec 16
Senior Deputy Certification
Jul-Dec 09
Sex Trafficking: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Nov 23-24
Taser Instructor Class
Mar 2-3

Pictures


WCTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Butler, GA
November 19, 2009
Rural Roads Initiative
November 16-22, 2009
 SWTEN Meetings/Roadchecks

Cairo/Whigham (Nov 16)
Berlin (Nov 18)
MGTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Pulaski County (Ocmulgee WMA)
November 13, 2009
MATEN II, ATTEN,
PATEN, & NETEN
Annual Quad Network Meeting
Georgia Mountains Center
Gainesville, GA
November 12, 2009
THUNDER TASKFORCE
 Houston County, GA
Started November 6, 2009

Media Event (November 6) Meeting/Dinner (November 6)Roadchecks (November 6)Meeting/Roadchecks (November 7)

Thunder Taskforce Statistics -- Wave 1

DUI Citations
56
Drug Arrests
20
Felony Arrests
11
Fugitives Apprehended
5

Complete statistics (click here)
WR Patriot article: "Rolling Thunder Makes Over 500 Charges Last Weekend"
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HHJ Article: "Rolling Thunder Targets Houston County"
Click here
Telegraph article: "Crackdown Nets 56 Drunken Driving Arrests"
Click here
Fox 24 video
Click here
Telegraph article: "Traffic Enforcement Crackdown Under Way"
Click here
MGTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Byron, GA
October 30, 2009
2009 Governor's Challenge Awards Luncheon
Macon Centreplex
Macon, GA
October 30, 2009
Warner Robins Home Depot Family Safety Day
Warner Robins, GA
October 3, 2009
Bibb SO West Side Sub-Station
Open House
Lower Thomaston Road
Macon, GA
September 26, 2009
MGTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Turner County
Ashburn, GA
September 25, 2009

Additional "Hands Across the Border" Pictures
August 30-September 4, 2009
Pictures courtesy of Lt. Tony Bobbitt
GOHS Law Enforcement Liaison (Southwestern Region)
Columbus Press Event
Decatur Co Roadcheck
Dothan Press Event
Early Co Roadcheck
Kingsland Press Event
Kingsland Roadcheck
Tallahassee Press Event
Valdosta Press Event
Valdosta Roadcheck
18th Annual
"Hands Across the Border"
WCTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Columbus, GA
Over 125 LE Officers from 25 Georgia/Alabama Agencies
August 30, 2009
MGTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Peach Co, GA
August 21, 2009
Special Guests: GOHS Director Bob Dallas and MADD Georgia's Denise Thames and Precious Johnson
News Article
National Night Out 2009
Centerville Police Department
Target of Warner Robins, GA
August 4, 2009
Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) Workshop
Macon Centreplex
Macon, GA
August 4, 2009

LIDAR Class
Centerville Police Department
Centerville, GA
July 29, 2009
MGTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Dry Branch Sub-Station
Twiggs Co, GA
July 24, 2009
MGTEN Meeting/Roadcheck
Cordele, GA
June 26, 2009
Click It or Ticket News Conference
"Cops on Coasters"
Six Flags Over Georgia
May 18, 2009