Pictured from left to right are George Petropoulos, Harley-Davidson Motor Company; Chief Deputy Jerone Holt, Dickson County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Offi ce; Dickson County Mayor Bob Rial; Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe, Dickson County Sheriff’s Offi ce; Mike Bost, Bost Harley-Davidson®
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Nashville, Tennessee; and Motor Deputy Paul Montgomery, Dickson County Sheriff’s Offi ce.
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n an effort to reduce traffi c crashes and their related injuries and fatalities, the Dickson County, Tennes- see, Sheriff’s Office incorporated a 2012 Harley- Davidson®
FLHTP Electra Glide® Police Motorcycle
into its newly developedTraffi c Safety Awareness and Education Program. The motor unit was purchased from Bost Harley-Davidson®
, of Nashville, Tennessee, with drug forfeiture funds; therefore, it was achieved
at no expense to county taxpayers. Following many months of thorough research, Dickson County Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe chose Harley-Davidson®
ous reasons, including its extensive record of providing motor units to law enforcement agencies around the world, its large network of sales and service providers, competitive pricing, and its valuable support of fallen law enforcement offi cers and their families. Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s support of fallen offi cers
and their families is especially touching to Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe and the Dickson County Sheriff’s Offi ce, following the recent
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tragic loss of one of their own. In June 2011, Deputy Richard “Keith” Bellar (27) was shot and killed after observing what appeared to be a minor traffi c crash. It was later determined that Deputy Bellar had disrupted an aggravated assault incident involving the use of a motor vehicle; wherein an estranged spouse intended to kill his wife. Deputy Bellar’s immediate presence and swift actions saved the intended victim from lethal harm and for that he was awarded the Medal of Valor, posthumously. In honor of Deputy Bellar’s ultimate sacrifice, and in
recognition of the contributions he made to improving traffi c safety within Dickson County as a radar instructor, Stalker Radar generously donated a radar to be used on the motor unit in his memory. While recently commenting about his experience with Harley- , Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe stated, “We were in the infancy
Davidson®
of implementing a traffi c and safety awareness program for the Dickson County Sheriff’s Offi ce in Tennessee. We needed a focal point to increase public awareness and draw attention to our new program. Harley-Davidson Motor Company and