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July 11, 2012
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EMPHASIS: Troop I Announces Results Of Saturation


Captain Lee Ann H. Kenley, commanding officer of Troop I, announces the results of a saturation patrol conducted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Crawford County. This operation was conducted in and around river accesses in Crawford County, in an effort to identify those individuals operating watercraft or motor vehicles while intoxicated. During the saturation troopers issued citations or made arrests for the following offenses:

DWI: 2
Hazardous Moving Violations: 2
Non-Moving Offenses: 4
Marine Equipment Violation: 1
Marine Moving Violation: 1
Minor In Possession of Intoxicants: 1
Misdemeanor Drug Arrests: 10
Other Misdemeanor Criminal Arrests: 2
Warnings Issued: 9

Captain Kenley stated: “On a warm summer day nothing is more enjoyable than swimming or boating on an Ozark stream. Enforcement operations such as this will hopefully serve to make the waterways, and the roads around them, a safer place for everyone.”
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