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5 <br />III. TRAFFIC SAFETY <br /> <br />The following information contains summaries of significant traffic safety and traffic <br />enforcement incidents during the month. <br /> <br />Ramsey County Sheriff's Office hosted the TZD Hi-Viz DWI Saturation on Saturday, <br />August 5, 2017, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Seven overtime funded officers focused on the <br />roadways around the Canadian Days festivities in Little Canada that yielded the <br />following: <br /> <br />• 90 traffic stops <br />• 3 people taken to jail <br />• 3 DWI arrests <br />• 9 drivers cited for DAR/DAS <br />• 3 vehicles towed <br /> <br />Notes: SPPD officer with a First Degree (felony) DWI arrest and vehicle forfeiture. <br />Another SPPD officer cited a driver for Driving After Suspension and No Seat Belt use <br />along with four additional violations for having four children not restrained in booster <br />seats or with seat belts. <br /> <br />New Brighton Police hosted the TZD Hi-Viz DWI Saturation on Friday, August 11, <br />2017, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Nine overtime funded officers and two volunteer reserve <br />officers focused on Old Hwy 8, Silver Lake Road and Hwy 35W in conjunction with <br />Stockyard Days in New Brighton that yielded the following: <br /> <br />• 83 traffic stops <br />• 8 people taken to jail <br />• 8 DWI arrests <br />• 8 drivers cited for DAR/DAS <br />• 7 vehicles towed <br /> <br />Notes: Three officers (one WBLPD and two SPPD) made two DWI arrests during the <br />shift. <br /> <br />North Saint Paul Police hosted the TZD Hi-Viz DWI Saturation on Friday, August 18, <br />2017, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Sixteen overtime funded officers and six volunteer reserve <br />officers focused on Hwy 36, Hwy 120 and 7th Avenue that yielded the following: <br /> <br />• 209 traffic stops <br />• 17 people taken to jail <br />• 10 DWI arrests <br />• 19 drivers cited for DAR/DAS <br />• 6 vehicles towed <br /> <br />Notes: Ramsey deputy arrested four individuals from two traffic stops during the shift, <br />two for felony warrants and two for narcotics and possession of a firearm. A loaded .45 <br />caliber Glock handgun was discovered during a search of the vehicle in a broken out <br />portion of the center console. The vehicle was stopped for failing to signal a turn.