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

Troop D Service Center - 4282 South Grand Avenue - Carthage MO 64836


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 2229
DS2009-27
November 23, 2009

EMPHASIS: Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Enforcement Efforts Scheduled For Troop D


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces troopers assigned to Troop D will step up enforcement activities during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday weekend by participating in two programs. Troopers will be participating in the Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) enforcement program throughout the holiday weekend. As part of Operation C.A.R.E., all available officers will be assigned to work over the holiday period to provide maximum manpower during this busy travel time. In an added program during the holiday, Troop D officers will participate in a 10-mile trooper program on Interstate 44 from 12 p.m. to midnight on November 25 and from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on November 29. During this enforcement program, troopers will be assigned at 10-mile increments on Interstate 44 from the Oklahoma state line to the Webster-Laclede county line enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorists.

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