Crime & Safety
Police Out in Force During St. Patrick's Day Party Weekend
Law enforcement agencies around the state, including Waukee, will be looking for drivers who violate traffic laws over the St. Patrick's Day weekend.
The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is announcing that the next Special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP) wave will be March 14–17, according to a news release from the Waukee Police Department.
Enforcement agencies from around the state will be out in force on those dates looking for drivers who are violating traffic laws during the St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
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The sTEP program consists of five high visibility enforcement waves throughout the year meant to get motorists to change their driving behavior by buckling up, slowing down, driving sober and obeying all traffic laws in order to reduce the number of traffic crashes and to save lives.
During the sTEP wave conducted over St. Patrick’s weekend last year, there were 16,279 traffic violations reported by 234 law enforcement agencies that had more than 1,600 officers working the enforcement event.
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The next sTEP wave will be conducted May 20–June 2 during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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