Hurley police win DOT prize

By TOM LAVENTURE

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HURLEY, Wis. — By volunteering in a traffic safety exercise the city of Hurley Police Department has received a $4,000 award, according to Chief Chris Colassaco, at the city council’s Police, Fire and Licensing Committee meeting Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation conducted a Click It or Ticket safety belt compliance check over Memorial Day weekend, he said. The effort wasn’t funded and Hurley participated on its own initiative, he said.

“We were fortunate in that they put together a pool for the volunteering agencies...