Crime & Safety
More Than 100 Tickets Issued In July 4 Traffic Detail In Algonquin
The Algonquin Police Department also arrested six people for drunken driving as part of the traffic enforcement campaign.
ALGONQUIN, IL — The Algonquin Police Department handed out more than 100 tickets and made six arrests for driving under the influence during a recent Fourth of July enforcement campaign.
During the holiday details, authorities issued the following citations:
- 34 seat belt tickets
- 35 speeding tickets
- one distracted driving citation
- 4 traffic arrests
- 26 "other" citations
Authorities also made four traffic arrests and three felony arrests.
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Algonquin Police Department joined forces with more than 200 other state and local law
enforcement agencies as part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “Drive High Get a DUI” and “Click It or Ticket” safety campaigns.
The enforcement period was funded by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois
Department of Transportation.
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