Crime & Safety
127 Tickets Handed Out in Newark
Officers from 6 police agencies, including the Newark Police Department, patrolled areas near schools or with lots of complaints.
NEWARK, CA — 127 tickets were handed out in Newark last Wednesday, as the Newark Police Department Traffic Unit and several cooperating agencies conducted a High Impact Traffic Team detail, or HITT.
The HITT typically works together for 3 to 4 hours to focus on the primary factors that cause collisions, choosing areas near schools and other high complaint areas.
A total of 18 officers wrote the following tickets:
Find out what's happening in Newarkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Speed violations: 75
- Cell Phone violations: 18
- Stop Sign violations: 9
- Unlicensed / Suspended License: 7
- Misc. violations: 10
- Red Light violations: 1
- Pedestrian violations: 3
- Bicycle violations: 1
- Turning violations: 3
- Fail to yield to emergency vehicle violation: 1
The other agencies that provided officers were the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Hayward Police Department, San Leandro Police Department, and Union City Police Department.
If you think someplace in Newark deserves extra traffic details, call the police department's non-emergency number at 510-578-4237.
Find out what's happening in Newarkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.