Crime & Safety
Crystal Lake Police Issue 25 Tickets During Super Bowl Patrols
The results are in from the recent traffic enforcement effort in Crystal Lake.
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL -- The Crystal Lake Police Department recently participated in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program, which was conducted over the Super Bowl Weekend. Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this statewide effort from Feb. 1 through Feb. 3 with the purpose of encouraging motorists to refrain from drinking and driving and to buckle up.
As a result of these additional patrols, the Crystal Lake Police Department conducted traffic stops on an additional 29 motorists for traffic violations and issued a total of 25 additional traffic citations.
The police department issued 10 citations for unlawful use of an electronic communications device, 14 citations for speeding, one citation for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle and six warnings for moving violations and equipment violations.
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This recent law enforcement crackdown was funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT’s Division of Traffic Safety and is part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns.
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