BRPD receives grant for overtime traffic policing, adds more patrol cars to Baton Rouge roads

A grant of nearly $900,000 will help the Baton Rouge Police Department put more officers on the street enforcing traffic laws. The money will allow BRPD to assign four or five more patrol vehicles to Baton Rouge roadways, department spokesperson Sgt. L’Jean McKneely said. Those officers will be working overtime…

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