Jasper Police Department Operation Pullover totals released

The Jasper Police Department performed 42 hours of extra patrols from November to December.

The overtime was worked from November 13th through December 6th, 2015 to make the holiday season safer for all Hoosiers, especially the citizens of the City of Jasper.

These overtime hours were paid for by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to focus on impaired driving, aggressive driving, and safety belt usage.

During this enforcement period Officers issued:

-11 traffic citations

-75 speeding warnings

-79 miscellaneous traffic related warnings

The Jasper Police Department would like to remind all drivers to drive safely over the Holiday Season and to utilize a designated driver if consuming alcohol. Even without extra overtime enforcement, officers are always looking for impaired drivers and anyone caught driving over the legal limit will be arrested.

Even without extra overtime enforcement, officers are always looking for impaired drivers and anyone caught driving over the legal limit will be arrested.