Release July’s HVE Results
The Sturgeon Bay Police Department and the Door County Sheriff’s Department have completed their third month of participation in their 2012 Seatbelt High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Deployment, which is funded through a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety. Door County is one of four counties in the state and the only one in Northeast Wisconsin to receive this pilot grant.
In July, there were six deployments with the following results:
· 246 traffic stops were made during the deployments that covered 24 hours.
· 168 traffic citations were issued: 113 Seatbelt
28 Speeding
2 OAR (operate after revocation) and OWS (operate while suspended)
3 Vehicle registration
21 Miscellaneous violations
(i.e.: stop sign / no insurance)
· 132 traffic warnings were issued: 91 Speeding
6 Vehicle registration
7 Vehicle equipment
28 Miscellaneous violations
For further information about these deployments, please contact:
1) Michael Panosh: regional program manager for Wisconsin State Patrol - Bureau of Transportation Safety at (920) 683-4960
2) Lt. Jeff Farley
3) Sgt. Chad Hougaard