Habersham Co. Sheriff’s Office’s Hall named MADD Georgia 2023 Officer of the Year

Sgt. Kris Hall of the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office HEAT Unit has been honored with both the MADD Georgia Golden Shield 2023 Officer of the Year Honor and the MADD Georgia Golden Shield 2023 Officer DUI Hero Honor for 204 DUI arrests.  The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office brought home a MADD Georgia Golden Shield 2023 Agency DUI Hero Honor for 345 DUI arrests.  Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Specialized Traffic Enforcement Patrol Deputy Chase Trammell received a DUI Achievement certificate for 64 DUI arrests.  This year, individually several officers were honored by MADD, receiving awards for their work in DUI Enforcement.  Trammell received his Silver Pin for having between 50 and 99 DUI arrests.  Hall received the prestigious Red Pin for having more than 200 DUI arrests.  Hall received his Gold DRE Achievement Pin for having completed more than 100 Drug Influence Evaluations.  Both these deputies have been honored by MADD in the past as well for their efforts in DUI Enforcement.  Hall has received the MADD DUI Hero award in 2023, 2022, and 2021.  He also received the Northeast Traffic Network (NETEN) Todd Helcher Award for DUI Enforcement in 2022. That award is named for former Habersham County Deputy Sheriff Todd Helcher, who died in a wreck on Highway 365 at Mud Creek Road on July 25, 2005, while working as a sergeant with Braselton Police Department.