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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