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il i. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - s AFE AND SOBER Sergeant Pat Aldrich During the year 2005, the Centennial Lakes Police Department c:ompleted the second of a two year grant awarded by MiDnesota Safe and Sober. Our c:lepertment joined nine other agencies ftom Anoka County who 'Wa'C awarded a cnnt for a total of $60,000 for the two years. Many of the scheduled dates of enforcement were planned around the holidays. During the enforcement periods our officers were required to focus on five areas of ~ which were spearheaded by the Safe and Sober initiative. Those areas were: . Aggressive driving . Impaired chiving · The "Not a Drop" law, which focused on underage drinkers . Seatbelt enforcement . Inattentive driving The overtime shifts were four hours in length. The start times of the shift would depend on which area of concern was targeted. Officers workiDg a seatbelt enforcement shift would normally work during high traftic times of the day. An officer working an impaired driving enforcement shift would usually start at 11:00 p.m. and WOJk until 3:00 am. In 2005 offieers worked a total of 47 Safe and Sober hours. Officers made 129 traffic stops during those 10 shifts. We recorded 85 citations and 3 DWI arrests. Officers also issued in excess of ISO traffic warnings. Officers also participated in the May and November seatbelt mobilizatioDS. In May our officers cited 203 occupatlts for seatbelt violations. That astronomical total was recorded as the sixth bighest total for any reporting department in the state. In 2005 the Ceotemdal Lakes Police Department also joiDed with the Minnesnta State Patrol on several overtime waves throughout the county. The waves were held in several jurisdictions of the participating agencies. Officer Fruetel, on two separate Operation Nightcap shifts, achieved the "bat trick" award. He bad 3 DWI arrests during each of those two shifts. With the statistics shown, our officers once again did a tremendous job enforciDg the Safe and Sober initiatives. With the continued leadasbip, along with the new youth and enthus1,tnn of officers, our efforts show how important traftlc safety is to our communities.