busyweekendNEWS RELEASE FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 29, 2002 CONTACT:PIO DET.SANDRA BROOKS (985)446-7295 EXCEPTIONALLYBUSY WEEKEND FOR THIBODAUX POLICE TheThibodaux Police Department had a busy weekend with a considerable amount ofcomplaints, accidents, arrest and issuance of traffic citations. BeginningThursday evening to Sunday night (April 25, 2002 to April 28, 2002), ThibodauxPolice handle the following number of criminal and traffic issues in the city. 161 Complaints 37 Traffic citations(including 19 red light violations) 18 Arrest 50 Underage drinkingcitations issued 6 Misdemeanor summons issued 11 Auto accidents There wasspecial emphasis applied to the area of traffic enforcement. In regards to the ending of the April National AlcoholAwareness Month, of the above mentioned arrest, three (3) were DWI arrest. The followingis a statement issued by Thibodaux Police Chief Craig Melancon: “With thenumber of traffic related citations and arrest this weekend, it is apparent thatthew creation of the department’s Traffic Division, and the goals andobjectives determined to be of a priority for the division, is needed to providesafety for our citizens as they travel on the city streets. Itis imperative that citizens slow down and obey traffic signal devices. It will simply save lives, reduce property loss, of courseprotection of life is our most important objective. The ThibodauxPolice Department intends to focus much energy in the area of trafficenforcement and I respectfully request that citizens take us seriously in howdetermined we are to address traffic safety as a whole.”
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