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

Troop G Headquarters-P.O. Box 10-Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Martin K. Elmore
(417) 469-3121, ext. 225
G-03104
March 22, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Results Of S.T.E.P. Operation


Captain Billy E. Chadwick, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:

A total of 80 arrests and 53 warnings were issued in conjunction with a hazardous moving violations/S.T.E.P. operation conducted in Howell and Shannon counties on March 20. The operation was conducted on U.S. Highways 60 and 63 and Missouri Route 19. Totals from this enforcement effort include:

1 -- C&I summons
25 -- speed summonses
20 -- seat belt summonses
1 -- child restraint summons
4 -- driver’s license summonses
7 -- non-moving summonses
7 -- uninsured motorists summonses
10 -- misdemeanor drug arrests
5 -- misdemeanor warrant arrests

Captain Chadwick says, “Motorists traveling on Missouri’s roadways can expect that members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be striving to do all we can to rid our roads of unsafe drivers. Please help us by being the safest driver you can possibly be. Always pay attention to the task of driving, and please wear your seat belt at all times.”

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