Crime & Safety

Police: 500 Tickets Written in February

Released today is the 2011 Traffic Citations update for February.

The Minnetonka Police Department takes traffic laws seriously. The number of traffic tickets written by Minnetonka Police to motorists for not wearing their seat belts . The Department in all their squad vehicles and officers .

In 2000, the two-officer Minnetonka Police traffic unit was established to specifically address rising concerns from the community regarding residential speeding through high visibility patrol, education and enforcement. Today, the Minnetonka Police Department employs 56 sworn officers and 19 civilian employees. 

The following is information released by the Minnetonka Police Department. 

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                             Minnetonka Feb.  2011 Traffic Citations

No MN driver’s license/wrong class/more than one valid

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27

Driving after revocation

9

Driving after suspension

25

Expired registration

24

No insurance

10

Speeding

246

Zero tolerance—underage drinking and driving

2

All other traffic citations

171

Total traffic citations February 2011

514

                                Minnetonka Jan. 2011 Traffic Citations

No MN driver’s license/wrong class/more than one valid

23

Driving after revocation

16

Driving after suspension

35

Expired registration

37

No insurance

16

Speeding

215

Zero tolerance—underage drinking and driving

0

All other traffic citations

198

Total traffic citations January 2011

540

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