A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department:
Sheriff’s Office Releases Holiday Enforcement Mobilization Numbers
From December 18, 2015 through January 3, 2016 there was an increase in police enforcement around McHenry County. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office joined other local law enforcement and participated in the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” drunk driving enforcement campaign, showing zero tolerance for impaired driving.
The local effort was part of a nationwide campaign in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and law enforcement agencies across Illinois.
During the campaign, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office ramped up its enforcement efforts, issuing the following citations / making the following arrests:
- 2 DUI arrests
- 2 Driving While License Suspended arrests
- 1 Driving with No Valid License arrest
- 1 Drug arrest
- 74 Speeding citations
- 24 No Insurance citations
If one life was saved because of this traffic safety campaign, it was worthwhile.
The recent law enforcement crackdown was coordinated by the Illinois Department of Transportation as part of the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket campaigns.
MCC Sheriff didn’t accomplish anything more
than what it would have accomplished during
the same period without HEM in effect.
It’s all propaganda in the “Policing For Profit”
revenue enhancement scam.
We Serve And Collect.
Yet another reason why Illinois citizens are fleeing the state.
Two DUI arrests in 17 days must have made the roads about 0.0000000000001% safer.
The Des Plaines PD got in a bunch of trouble a couple of years ago for inflating DUI arrest numbers during one of these campaigns so they could get more money from IDOT.
IDOT gets “free” money from the Feds, and they dole it out to the local police agencies to pay for overtime for these campaigns.
The stated purpose is to improve traffic safety.
They’d get a whole lot more bang for the buck if they spent the money on enhanced snow removal instead.
That’s pretty disturbing that 25% of those nabbed, were for no insurance.
But it also indicates to me, a lot of people are just to broke, to even afford liability on their cars.
Now when is the next Public Sector strike for more money scheduled?
80% of the no insurance are for those not carrying a valid card.
Easily remedied in court.
Mrs, I assume you have stats to back that?
It’s pretty much like living in North Korea the way the keep pushing these shakedowns.