2009 News Releases

Date:

December 1, 2009

For More Information Contact:

Officer Katie Flood, Public Information Officer, 441.7226

Sergeant Sam Santacroce, Traffic Enforcement Unit, 441.6587

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Click It or Ticket Enforcement Summary

The Lincoln Police Department participated in the nationwide ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign, which was conducted Monday, November 23rd through Sunday, November 29th, 2009. Special attention by law enforcement officers was directed toward seat belt and child restraint violations. The Nebraska Office of Highway Safety provided funding for additional officers to assist with this enforcement.

The Lincoln Police Department issued the following citations during the “Click It or Ticket” campaign:

Total citations issued	647
Total official traffic citations	454
Total warning traffic citations	193

Seatbelt, official citation	77
Seatbelt, warning citation	19
Speeding, official citation	297
Speeding, warning citation	39
Traffic signal, official citation	5
Traffic signal, warning citation	4
No insurance, official citation	26
No insurance, warning citation	32
Registration violation, official citation	24
Registration violation, warning citation	18
Driving under suspension	18
Other traffic, official citation	25
Other traffic, warning citation	81
Warrant arrests	3
Other criminal citations	3
Total misdemeanor arrests/citations	21