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<br />-.-------- ----- --..---- <br /> <br />r-! <br /> <br />i_I <br /> <br />,'j <br /> <br />I <br />I 1 <br /> <br />s <br /> <br />PEED ENFORCEMENT AND RADAR <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />............... <br /> <br />I I <br />-' <br /> <br />!" j <br /> <br />In 2006, the Centennial Lakes Police Department mstintained an aggressive and balanced <br />approach to en:lbrcJng speed limits in CenterYi11e, Circle Pines and Lexington. Patrol <br />ofticers kept a high profile regarding speeding en:lbrcement in an attempt to reduce <br />iojuries and property damage reJated to vehicle accideDts caused by drivers opgdting at <br />an unsafe speed. Proactive ~n,g en:lbrcement not only led to 'speeding citations, but <br />also led to the discovery of unlicensed and intoxicated drivers, wmant mests, and <br />insurance violations. <br /> <br />- <br />I I <br /> <br />,-"I <br /> <br />,-; <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />In 2006 Centennial Lakes Police officers issued 543 citations fur speeding. Officers also <br />issued 3,350 warnings fOr moving violations including, but not limited to, speeding <br />violations. <br /> <br />; I <br />I <br /> <br />As a part ofits proactive approach to speeding enfo~ the Centennial Lakes Police <br />~ responded to public requests by inaeasing speeding enfbrcement in areas <br />identified as having speeding issues. Officers also patrolled school zones in the mornings <br />and afternoons on a daily basis to deter SJ'C'C"hlg and other violatioDs. <br /> <br />The Centennial Lakes Police D".(Jil1lment's patrol fleet is equipped with tOur state of the <br />art Stalker brand dash mounted radar units. In 2007, the department will complete the <br />update of its radar fleet by purcha1dt1g two adc1itiona1 Stalker radars. Both police trucks <br />wID be equipped with the older, but still ftmctional, radar units that would otherwise go <br />unused. <br /> <br />i I I <br /> <br />i I I I <br />I : I <br /> <br />1._, <br /> <br />r- , <br /> <br />I .' <br /> <br />r-; <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />L I <br /> <br />I ", <br /> <br />Ii <br />I I <br /> <br />I I <br />, I <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br />I I <br />I . <br />