2016 High Visibility OWI Task Force Results
From: Sergeant Jason Lefeber
Date: May 20th, 2016
Subject: High Visibility OWI Task Force
On Saturday, May 14th from 8:30pm to 1:30am, the Sun Prairie Police Dept. joined several other agencies including: DeForest PD, City of Madison PD, Verona PD, Oregon PD, Capitol PD, and Maple Bluff PD in a High Visibility OWI Task Force deployment in the City of Sun Prairie.
This was part of a multi-jurisdictional agreement funded by a state grant set up by Lt. Dan Furseth of DeForest PD. This was done in an effort to not only address traffic laws focusing around OWI enforcement, but also to raise awareness of drunk driving in our neighboring communities.
The areas of focus were Main St. (from CTH N to Grand Ave), Grand Ave (from USH 151 to Windsor St.), and STH 19 (from CTH C to Bristol St.). These streets are major thoroughfares in our city and where most of our OWI related incidents occur.
The deployment resulted in 96 total traffic stops conducted. There were three arrests including one Operating While Intoxicated arrest and two arrests for drug offenses. The deployment was a success not only in the traffic enforcement, but also in raising awareness with the public.
The OWI Task Force will continue with deployments throughout the summer and into the fall. The Sun Prairie Police Dept. thanks all of the agencies who participated in our deployment, and the public for their vested interest in keeping our city safe.
Address/Location
Sun Prairie Police Department, Wisconsin
300 E Main St
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Contact
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