Crime & Safety
10 Seat belt, Child Safety Citations Issued During Thanksgiving
The Romeoville PD also issued six cellphone citations during the recent Thanksgiving enforcement effort.
ROMEOVILLE, IL — The Romeoville Police Department issued 10 seat belt and child safety seat citations and six cellphone citations during the recent Thanksgiving enforcement effort.
Romeoville Police Department also took the following enforcement actions:
- One felony arrest for possession of a controlled substance
- One arrest for suspended/revoked license
- Two citations issued for no insurance
Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this effort to reduce highway
fatalities by getting impaired drivers off the roads and more people buckled up. The enforcement
campaign took place from Nov. 20-30.
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During the mobilization, extra emphasis was placed on enforcement during late-night hours,
when statistics show the most unbuckled and impaired driving fatalities occur.
The Thanksgiving enforcement effort is made possible by federal traffic safety funds
administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation as part of the statewide Drive Sober or
Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket campaigns.
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