News Release

For further information please contact: Sgt. Sheldon A. Lyon
816-387-2345
H01096
January 30, 2009

EMPHASIS: Criminal Enforcement Results


Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H in St. Joseph, announces the results of a special operation.
On January 28, 2009, four Troop H officers conducted a four-hour enforcement operation designed to focus on criminal activity upon the highway. Troopers worked on Interstates 35 and 29.
The officers made eight arrests and issued 136 warnings. The arrest total includes one felony drug arrest, one speed violation, one commercial vehicle violation, two driver’s license violations, two seat belt violations, and one uninsured motorist violation.
A total of 20 commercial vehicles and 70 non-commercial vehicles were stopped during the operation.
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