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Vigo County—The Indiana State Police Putnamville District conducted traffic patrols on both Friday and Saturday evenings of the Scheid Diesel Event held at the Vigo County Fairgrounds. The extra patrols were in place to ensure the safety of those attending the event as well as the motoring public.
The troopers utilized both marked and unmarked cars, pickup trucks and SUV’s.
The 2017 ISP Results were:
Traffic Citations…………………………………………….353
Traffic Warnings……………………………………………576
Seatbelt Citations…………………………………………….82
Vehicle Crashes Investigated………………………………….4
Child Restraint Violations……………………………………..0
Truck Citations………………………………………………103
Suspended Driver Citations………………………………….27
DUI Arrests………………………………………………….20
Criminal Arrests……………………………………………..77 Misdemeanor/ 4 Felony
Police K-9 Searches………………………………………….8
Police Services in General…………………………………..134
The 2017 criminal arrests were for miscellaneous drug and alcohol violations and persons wanted on warrants. The increase in numbers is a combination of more troopers working the detail, troopers working the federally funded operation pull over currently ongoing, and it appears there were less calls for service which allowed troopers to focus more on traffic/criminal enforcement. Other factors such as driver behavior and more attendees may play a part as well.
Below are the 2014, 2015, and 2016 ISP results for media review.
The 2016 ISP Results were:
Traffic Citations…………………………………………….179
Traffic Warnings……………………………………………308
Seatbelt Citations…………………………………………….51
Vehicle Crashes Investigated………………………………….2
Child Restraint Violations……………………………………..0
Truck Citations……………………………………………….35
Suspended Driver Citations…………………………………18
DUI Arrests………………………………………………….21
Criminal Arrests……………………………………………..49 Misdemeanor/ 2 Felony
Minor Consuming Citations………………………………….8
Police Services in General…………………………………..64
The 2015 ISP results were:
Traffic Citations……………………………………………… 320
Traffic Warnings…………………………………………….. 562
Seatbelt Citations……………………………………………. ..81
Vehicle Crashes Investigated……………………………………1
Child Restraint Citations………………………………………. 2
Truck Citations………………………………………………..105
Suspended Driver Citations…………………………………. ..21
DUI arrests……………………………………………………….9
Criminal Arrests……………………………………………….36 Misdemeanor/12 Felony
Drug Arrests…………………………………………………… 7
Police Services……………………………………………….117
2014 ISP results were:
Total Traffic Citations Issued………………………………… 167
Driving Under the Influence Arrests……………………………. 9
Traffic Warnings Issued……………………………………… 338
Motor Vehicle Crashes Investigated……………………………. 3
Criminal Arrests………………………………………………. 27
Seatbelt Citations……………………………………………… 55
Portable Breath Tests Administered……………………………56
Truck Citations…………………………………………………75
Please direct any questions about the ISP patrols to Sergeant Joe Watts.
