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More Northwest suburbs join in traffic crackdown

Posted November 20, 2013 2:19 pm

Daily Herald report

Four more Northwest suburbs have announced they are participating in the federally funded traffic crackdown occurring over the Thanksgiving holiday period. Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows and Schaumburg are adding extra patrols to watch for DUI and seat belt violations from last Monday through Dec. 1. Earlier, Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling announced their participation. “Additional enforcement will take place late at night when belt use is at its lowest and impaired driving is the biggest problem,” Elk Grove Police Sgt. Matt FioRito said in a news release. Since Jan. 1, Hoffman Estates police have made more than 100 arrests for DUI and have issued more than 1,700 seat belt and child restraint citations, Sgt. Michael Raucci said in a news release.

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