Traffic & Training

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Traffic Enforcement Division

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Traffic Enforcement Division, is to provide the highest level of safety, service, and security for the people of Fayette County. We ensure that sense of safety, service, and security by embracing the tradition of law enforcement officers being involved in the community in order to be concerned about the community.

Values Statement

The Traffic Enforcement Division’s mission is accomplished by adopting the following values:

We value human life above all else.
We believe that our employees are our greatest source of strength.
We believe that integrity is of paramount importance.
We believe in the principles embodied in the U.S. Constitution.
We believe that a good work ethic is crucial to our success.
We strive for excellence in the service we provide and the work we do.
We are accountable to ourselves, our Department and the community.
We believe in citizen input in developing a stronger partnership with the community.

Goals and Objectives

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Traffic Enforcement Division, commits to accomplishing the following goals and objectives:

Prevent Loss of Life, Injuries, and Property Damage - To minimize the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage resulting from traffic collisions through enforcement, education, and engineering.
Fair and Impartial Enforcement of the Law - To enforce the provisions of the Georgia Motor Code and other laws to prevent and deter crime.
Maximize Service to the Public and Assistance to Allied Agencies - To maximize service to the public in need of aid or information, and to assist other public agencies when appropriate.
Manage Traffic and Emergency Incidents - To promote the safe and efficient movement of people and goods throughout Fayette County, and to minimize exposure of the public to unsafe conditions resulting from emergency incidents and highway impediments.
Protect Public and County Property - To protect the public, their property, county employees, and the county’s infrastructure. To collaborate with municipal, county, state, and federal public safety agencies to protect Fayette County.
Improve Divisional Efficiency - To continuously look for ways to increase the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the Traffic Enforcement Division.
Improve Individual Efficiency - To evaluate personnel and personnel schedules to obtain maximum utilization of our human resources to meet identified needs.
Maintain proactive posture and flexibility - To evaluate operational strategies concerning our areas of responsibility to ensure that we maintain a proactive response posture and can confront the changing needs of our community.
Maintain and Expand Partnerships and Collaborative Efforts - To evaluate and maintain partnerships and collaborative efforts that assist us in accomplishing our mission and addressing issues and concerns

Division Director

Lt. Colonel Wayne Hannah began his career with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office in October, 1974 as a communications officer (dispatcher) for retired Sheriff James Jones. He worked every imaginable shift between that date and May 1976, when he was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff and began to patrol Fayette County. He graduated from the Clayton County Police Department’s Police Academy in June, 1977.

Lt. Colonel Wayne Hannah was promoted to Corporal in February, 1979 in the Uniform Patrol Division and assumed responsibility for the supervision of all of the department’s dispatchers. He continued to supervise the department’s dispatchers until 1996 when that function of the department was transferred to the newly created Consolidated E-911 Communications Department.

Lt. Colonel Hannah continued to move up the ranks of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office’s Uniform Patrol Division. He was promoted to Sergeant, in October, 1981. On July 1st, 1982, he was again promoted, this time to the rank of Lieutenant. On December 1st, 1983, he was promoted to Captain and made commander of the Uniform Patrol Division. In 1988, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was re-organized into five divisions and Captain Hannah was appointed as Director of the newly created Traffic Enforcement and Training Division. In March, 1993, Captain Hannah was promoted to the rank of Major. In March of 2003 Major Hannah was promoted to his current rank, Lt. Colonel and still commands the Traffic Enforcement Division of the Fayette County Sheriff`s Office.

Under the leadership of Lt. Colonel Hannah, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Traffic Enforcement Division has been recognized as having one of the most proactive, progressive and professional traffic enforcement programs in Georgia and United States.

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Contact Information:

Traffic Division
Phone: 770.716.4820

Non-Emergency Complaint
Phone: 770.716.4999 Ext. 1730
Fax: 770.716.4873