LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office to Take Part in School Bus Safety Enforcement Campaign

Police will be on the lookout for school bus stop-arm violations this spring. For the next couple of months, more than 200 law enforcement agencies around Indiana will be taking part in the Stop Arm Violation Enforcement program (SAVE). Vehicles traveling in both directions are required to stop for a bus with its red lights flashing and stop-arm extended, unless they’re on the other side of a median.

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LaPorte County Police to Conduct Overtime Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoints in March

LaPorte County Police will be cracking down on drunk driving in March. Sheriff’s deputies will be conducting overtime patrols and sobriety checkpoints. It’s part of a statewide enforcement campaign with funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration distributed by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

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