Special Traffic Enforcement in Crystal Lake

A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department:

Crystal Lake Police to be out in force this Thanksgiving Holiday

Police and safety officials in Crystal Lake are reminding residents to fasten their seat belts and drive sober over the Thanksgiving holiday or run the risk of receiving a ticket.

Crystal Lake Police car.

Crystal Lake Police car.

The Crystal Lake Police Department is joining the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Illinois State Police (ISP) and local law enforcement agencies across the State to save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt and impaired driving laws both day and night.

IDOT is proud that Illinois has a 94.1 percent daytime seat belt usage rate.

However, far too many drivers and passengers still do not buckle up – especially late at night.

During the 2013 Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Illinois, seven people lost their lives and 723 motorists were injured in motor vehicle crashes- three of those deaths involved alcohol.

Remember – wearing your seat belt is your best defense against an impaired driver.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), seat belts saved over 12,000 lives nationwide in 2012.

Buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same. You will save the cost of a ticket and may save a life.

For more information about the Click It or Ticket and the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over statewide campaigns, please visit www.buckleupillinois.org.

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The extra enforcement starts today and goes through the end of the month.


Comments

Special Traffic Enforcement in Crystal Lake — 33 Comments

  1. Where are those press releases from the way back machine that stated how they would never ever go after people for not using seat belts if they could only just pass the law?

  2. LOL , Mrs. What I said in less words. (Yours just wasn’t up when I clicked submit.) You could have saved us quite a few words.

  3. I wish higher ups would give me meaningless overtime right before Christmas. My family could use it.

  4. I want to randomly or not so randomly look inside the cars of people I pass on the street in case they have anything I am interested in and to make sure they have a current copy of their vehicle insurance card. Our founding fathers must be rolling over in their graves over this.

  5. What a complete waste of manpower ….. but the feds specially fund the enforcement as a revenue generator (from the sad-sack citizen-proles) to make up for federal cuts ……..

  6. How sad. T

    he CLPD is being relentlessly criticized for being heavy handed and enemies of the very citizens who pay their salaries.

    The CLPD response?

    Continue the thuggery.

    Double down.

    Stalin would be proud.

    It think Aaron Shepley is going to lose his job over this.

  7. Let me understand this, this is funded by a grant from federal tax dollars?

  8. The following people please turn in your resignations: Dean Lisi, Dimitri Boulahanas, Mike Gasparaitis…

    More to come at a CLPD theatre near you.

  9. They think they can do whatever they want and the tax payers don’t have a right to have an opinion.

    That is the kind of thinking that got the Village of Oakwood Hills in trouble…

    These government workers, fail to realize that they are suppose to serve the people, and not act as if they rule them.

  10. So it’s our tax dollars in the form of a federal grant made to punish and fine tax payers even more with unconstitutional stops under the disguise of safety checks.

    Now I get it.

    And the county board voted to allow this to happen?

  11. Miss, Check finance Dec 10 2013 meeting packet .Also County Board min. Dec 17 2013 .

    Vote was 16 yes 6 no.

    I voted No.

    County vote did not include Crystal Lake .

    Thanks CAL

  12. Yes, this stuff is all about bumping paychecks, overtime and collecting money from its own citizens.

    Once again, people should be urged not to shop in CL this Christmas if this continues.

  13. Boy oh boy, those government people over at the City of Crystal Lake have a lot of explaining to do.

    Aaron Shepley knew, as there was an extensive conversation with him about the CLPD and the multiple arrests of various people.

  14. More to come at a City of Crystal Lake Theatre near you!

    Whatsa matter Dan, you get up on the wrong side of the bed today? Rise and shine, time to retrain some of those keystone Kops over there.

    Just remember, it only takes a few to ruin it for the rest!

    Dean Lisi, Dimitri Boulahanis and some others need to pack their bags.

    It is up to you “Danny Boy” to make sure it happens.

  15. Hey Dean Baby, is it true that Carrie Birch has your personal cell phone number?

    Whispering sweet nothings into each others ears are you?

    Boy, do I feel sorry for the 2 of you.

    You mean to tell me that both you and Bob Demodica both grew up in Cary, Illinois.

    Gee Dean, is there some reason why you failed to disclose this important information?

    Oh yes, thats right you wouldn’t want to incriminate yourself now would ya?

    Dean, Dean, Dean, sure hope you like bread and water.

  16. This is a really long movie…..

    Sure hope the people at the City of Crystal Lake have their popcorn ready.

    Gordy, where you be?

    Whatsa matter Gordy, your’e more at home in your judges chambers?

    Don’t worry Gordy, You can watch those famous Tv shows Let’s Make a Deal and The Price is Right at the City of Crystal Lake.. Believe me, they will let you.

  17. EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT, SELLING TICKETS TO THE CLPD MOVIE…….AT A CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE THEATRE NEAR YOU! COME ON BOYS, EVERYONE WANTS YOUR BADGE!

    THAT OF COURSE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE RESPECTABLE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE CONDUCTED THEMSELVES ETHICALLY, FAIRLY, AND PROFESSIONALLY.

  18. Hey Andy, you have some explaining to do!

    You really need to turn in that badge!

    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

  19. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=568476476617683&set=a.567455900053074.1073741828.100003660067811&type=1&theater

    Pay backs are a Birch!. Oh sorry, let’s try this again. Pay backs, are a b..t……chn Birch!

    More to come at a Crystal Lake Theatre near you!….lol

    Gosh, Kim I didn’t know you like Birches.

    Andy, Andy, You really should think about the company you keep.

    It just isn’t looking good for you Brotha!. Y

    ou is in a heap of trouble!

    Hey, I know, you could commiserate with Bob and Tamara Demodica!

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