MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters, 308 Pine Crest Drive, Macon, Missouri 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B10025
February 18, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop B Officers To Conduct Special Enforcement Operations During The Month Of March 2010



Captain John W. Elliott, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces that Troop B officers will be conducting Selective Traffic Enforcement Operations on U.S. Highways 61 and 63, throughout the Troop B area, on March 7, 21, and 28, 2010. During these enforcement operations, which will be held from noon to 8:00 p.m. each day, extra officers will be scheduled to patrol the affected areas with a goal of detecting hazardous moving and speed violations that contribute to traffic crashes.
"The number of traffic crashes and fatalities were reduced drastically last year in Missouri," stated Captain Elliott. "The Patrol will be conducting numerous traffic enforcement operations throughout the year to help continue the trend."
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