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Metro Police Recieve Traffic Safety Grants

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has received about $600,000 in grants from Nevada's Office of Traffic Safety, much of it will be used to address drunk driving.

A grant of $100,000 will go toward what police call a DUI van, which will have equipment to test for impairment.

There was also $150,000 to fund increased DUI enforcement, $100,000 for pedestrian safety and $248,090 to fund work with other agencies in controlling speeding and vehicle crimes.