Crime & Safety
San Leandro Police Help Hand Out 127 Tickets
Officers from 6 police agencies, including SLPD, patrolled areas in an adjacent city 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. San Leandro provided officers for the operation.
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:
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- 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 participating agencies were the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Hayward Police Department, Newark Police Department, San Leandro Police Department, and Union City Police Department.
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