Palos Park Police to Step Up Patrols for St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day partiers, beware: Palos Park police will be keeping an even closer eye on you.

Police will step up patrols this weekend, as St. Patrick’s Day festivities continue.

The campaign features high-visibility enforcement combined with officers conducting special patrols this St. Patrick’s Day holiday to crack down on drunk drivers. Unbuckled motorists also will be ticketed.

“We are reminding everyone this weekend to Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket,” said Police Commissioner Dan Polk. “If you plan on drinking alcohol, designate a sober driver before the party begins. Be responsible or risk a DUI. St. Patrick’s Day can be a deadly and dangerous time on our roadways because of drunk driving,”

Those who are in Palos Park, and have been drinking and do not have a ride home and encouraged to call police at 708-448-2191 or 708-259-1035, for a lift.