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Police To Target Speeding, Aggressive Drivers During NY Enforcement Crackdown Police To Target Speeding, Aggressive Drivers During NY Enforcement Crackdown
Police To Target Speeding, Aggressive Drivers During NY Enforcement Crackdown Speeding drivers, watch out — police in New York are set to crack down on aggressive motorists during a weeklong enforcement crackdown.  The "Speed Week" enforcement initiative, which will begin on Monday, June 3, and continue through Sunday, June 9, will target speeding and aggressive drivers throughout New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. During the initiative, State Police will conduct additional patrols and actively monitor highway work zones to watch for drivers who violate New York's "Move Over" law.  Troopers will use both marked and Concealed Identity Traffic Enfor…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Dish Out 50 Tickets In I-684 Distracted Driver Detail Police Dish Out 50 Tickets In I-684 Distracted Driver Detail
Police Dish Out 50 Tickets In I-684 Distracted Driver Detail Dozens of tickets were dished out by New York State Police troopers during a distracted driving detail on I-684 in Northern Westchester. New York State Police troopers from the Somers barracks issued 50 vehicle and traffic tickets to drivers committing various violations on a stretch of the interstate on Saturday, Feb. 1. During the detail, troopers dished out 17 speeding tickets, eight tickets to motorists violating the "move over law," 10 for cell phone infractions, four drivers for not wearing a seatbelt, and 11 others for various violations. The detail came on the heels of several simi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Buckle Up: Police Cracking Down On Unsafe Seatbelt Practices In State Parks Buckle Up: Police Cracking Down On Unsafe Seatbelt Practices In State Parks
Buckle Up: Police Cracking Down On Unsafe Seatbelt Practices In State Parks New York State Police will soon begin to crack down on improper and unsafe seatbelt use throughout state parks. “BUNY in the Parks” is an enforcement and educational campaign implemented by New York State Police, the New York State Park Police and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Its goal is to help ensure that visitors of state parks are buckling up and staying safe. The campaign is also intended to teach the importance of properly securing younger visitors in approved child safety seats. This year’s campaign will run from Saturday, July 13 through Monday, Aug. 12, officials say. …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Issue 155 Tickets During 'Buckle Up New York' Campaign In Scarsdale Police Issue 155 Tickets During 'Buckle Up New York' Campaign In Scarsdale
Police Issue 155 Tickets During 'Buckle Up New York' Campaign In Scarsdale Click it, or get a ticket. The Scarsdale Police Department recently participated in a two-week statewide enforcement detail targeting drivers who fail to wear their seatbelt. Scarsdale Police Capt. Edward Murphy said that during “the enforcement wave officers were looking for and ticketing adult operators.” Murphy said that during the detail, which lasted from Monday, May 20 through Monday, June 2, officers in Scarsdale issued a total of 155 tickets to motorists as part of the “Buckle Up New York” program. Of the 155 summonses issued, 22 motorists were cited for not wearing seatbelts an…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Dish Out 23 Tickets In Speed Enforcement Detail In Westchester School Zones Police Dish Out 23 Tickets In Speed Enforcement Detail In Westchester School Zones
Police Dish Out 23 Tickets In Speed Enforcement Detail In Westchester School Zones Nearly two dozen tickets were doled out by New York State Police troopers on Thursday as they conducted special enforcement details targeting distracted drivers speeding in school zones. On Monday, April 29, troopers conducted their enforcement detail in school zones in Westchester County. During the detail, a total of 23 tickets were dished out, 22 of which were speeding. Earlier this year, troopers handed out a total of 21 traffic tickets during a similar detail in Somers, including six school zone speeding tickets, five drivers were nabbed for not wearing seatbelts, two distracted …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Dish Out 52 Speeding Tickets In Westchester Detail Police Dish Out 52 Speeding Tickets In Westchester Detail
Police Dish Out 52 Speeding Tickets In Westchester Detail Nearly 100 motorists were ticketed on Wednesday, as New York State Police troopers conducted a special speed enforcement detail on I-684 in Northern Westchester. During the special detail on Wednesday, Jan. 10 in Bedford and North Castle, 52 motorists were cited for speeding on the interstate while another 28 were issued for failure to wear a seatbelt, distracted driving and various other vehicle and traffic infractions. In total, 80 tickets were doled out by troopers during the detail. The detail comes on the heels of several similar details on I-684 late last year, that saw troopers iss…

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by Zak Failla