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Crime & Safety

Grant-funded Traffic Program Cites 44 for Speeding

From Friday night to Saturday morning the Novato PD was kept busy.

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Using grant funds from the California Office of Traffic Safety, the Novato Police Department conducted a speed enforcement operation and a DUI enforcement operation at the outset of last weekend, from evening Friday, Feb. 24 to early Staurday morning. The final total was 44 speeding citations in just 5 hours.

The operations specifically targeted red light violations and DUI driving in an effort to reduce traffic collisions and increase traffic safety within the community.

Several other police actions as a result of the DUI enforcement operation included 19 traffic stops for other violations, 8 field sobriety tests – with 2 of them arrested for DUI charges – and 2 citations for driving with a suspended license.

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