State and local law enforcement agencies will increasing patrols as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” high-visibility enforcement effort from May 20 through June 2.
Continue readingClick it or Ticket Campaign Starts May 20
“Click it or Ticket” Enforcement Begins May 22
State and local law enforcement agencies are teaming together to increase patrols as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” enforcement event beginning Monday, May 22.
Continue readingLaw Enforcement Agencies Participating in “Click it or Ticket” Campaign
More than 200 state and local law enforcement agencies are increasing patrols as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Continue readingClick it or Ticket Campaign Underway
Law enforcement agencies around the state are participating in the national Click it or Ticket campaign from now until June 6.
Continue readingPolice Agencies Increasing Seat Belt Enforcement Patrols Through November
Indiana State Police troopers and local police agencies will be increasing seat belt enforcement patrols now through the end of November as part of the national Click it or Ticket mobilization.
Continue readingINDOT to Suspend Road Work for Memorial Day Travel
Most road work will be suspended over the Memorial Day weekend, but a few restrictions and reduced speed limits will remain in place, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.
Continue readingClick it or Ticket Campaigns in Full Swing
Local police agencies around the state are participating in the Click it or Ticket campaign designed to increase enforcement of seat-belt laws. Officers will be watching for unrestrained adults and children in cars and trucks both day and night.
Starke County Law-Enforcement Agencies Join State-Wide Initiative
For the first time in awhile, the law-enforcement agencies of Starke County are joining the state-wide Operation Pull Over campaign. The initiative started on Friday and will run through December 3rd. During this time, there will be increased patrols where officers will be on the look out for motorists violating the seat belt and impaired driving laws.
North Judson Town Marshall Kelly Fisher said her officers will be joining members of the Hamlet and Knox Police Departments as well as the Starke County Sheriff’s Office with the operation. She said it’s important to have this blitz at this time of the year since more people are out on the road visiting friends and family for the holidays.
One bit of advice she had for motorists was to have a designated driver if they plan to be attending a party where they’ll be drinking. She explained the procedure of what happens when an officer has probable cause to pull a vehicle over for driving under the influence. Continue reading
State Police Urge Safe Driving over Memorial Day Weekend
Police are reminding drivers to be careful during their Memorial Day travels. The Indiana State Police is teaming up with other law enforcement agencies around the state to take part in the Click It or Ticket Campaign and Operation CARE (Combined Accident Reduction Effort). Continue reading
ISP Adds Name to May Click It or Ticket Campaign
The Indiana State Police will participate in May’s Click It or Ticket enforcement blitz.
LaPorte Police Department Announces Click It or Ticket Results
Officers from the LaPorte Police Department wrote 141 tickets for lack of seatbelt usage and 10 for lack of child restraint usage during a recent Click It or Ticket campaign. The 17-day enforcement period wrapped up over the weekend. LaPorte Police wrote a total of 197 citations and issued 118 warnings for things like texting, motorcycle license violations, driving while suspended, no driver’s license, speeding and other traffic violations. Officers also made two drunk driving arrests, according to a news release. Continue reading
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Blitz Starts Today
Police officers across the country and close to home will be on the lookout for drivers and passengers who aren’t buckled up. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, LaPorte Police Department and Indiana State Police are among the agencies taking part in the Click It or Ticket enforcement blitz that starts today. Continue reading
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department to Participate in Click it or Ticket
A local law enforcement agency is taking part in a national and statewide driver safety initiative. The next Click It or Ticket enforcement effort kicks off Friday and continues through May 31. Officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies on the lookout around the clock for drivers and passengers who aren’t wearing seat belts. Continue reading
Marshall County Operation Pull-Over Blitz Leads to 70 Citations
More than half of the citations issued by patrolmen from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department during a recent “Click It or Ticket” blitz were for seatbelt violations. The stepped-up enforcement took place between May 9th and June 1st and concentrated on seatbelt and child safety seat violations. Patrolmen issued a total of 70 tickets, and 37 were for seatbelt violations. They also handed out 13 speeding tickets and made three criminal misdemeanor and one criminal felony arrest.
Officers Continue with Click it or Ticket Campaign
A higher volume of traffic will be hitting the roads this Memorial Day holiday. Be aware that the police will be patrolling the highways for drivers who may be impaired, following too closely or may be unrestrained.
Indiana State Police officers and 249 other law enforcement agencies in the state are in the midst of the Click it or Ticket campaign. This enforcement focuses on seat belt usage and will be in full effect this weekend. It continues until June 1.
Click it or Ticket Campaign to Begin May 9
The Indiana State Police will be out in full force beginning Friday, May 9 for the Click it or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign. The enforcement will continue until June 1.
More than 250 law enforcement agencies in Indiana will conduct special controls to identify and ticket unrestrained drivers and passengers. The focus will be on the Memorial Day weekend.
LaPorte City PD Completes Click it or Ticket Blitz
According to Captain Tom Health, 201 citations and 168 warnings were issued. Police issued 145 of those citations for seat belt violations, two were for child restraint violations, 21 were for speeding and 27 were for various other offenses.
Memorial Day Click It or Ticket Campaign Begins Tomorrow
This nationwide effort is supported by thousands of law enforcement agencies and traffic safety organizations across the country. More than 250 law enforcement agencies in Indiana alone will be conducting special patrols as they cite unrestrained motorists through June 2.
Click It Or Ticket Blitz To Continue Through June 3
Several police agencies in the state, including the Starke County Traffic Safety Partnership and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, are participating in the Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement blitz until June 3.
Pulaski County Sheriff Michael Gayer says his department will be out in full force.
“Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend is a busy weekend for motorists,” explained Gayer. “It is a law in Indiana to wear your seat belt. The officers get paid by the federal government on their days off to go out and try to enforce the seat belt law more rigorously than they would normally do during the normal course of their duties just because it is a busy holiday.”
Click It Or Ticket Campaign To Begin May 18
Indiana State Police Troopers announced their involvement in a seat belt enforcement blitz that begins May 18.
This national mobilization will take place over the Memorial Day holiday when more than 250 law enforcement agencies will conduct special seat belt patrols, day and night, and will identify and ticket unrestrained motorists and passengers. The blitz will end June 3.
“Click It or Ticket” has been credited with increasing Indiana’s seat belt usage rate from 63 percent in 1995 to an observed usage rate of 93 percent in 2011. In 2011, 3322 crashes occurred that involved unrestrained motorists and passengers and 202 fatalities. Police say statistics show wearing your seat belt increases your chances of surviving a crash by more than 50 percent.
