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Law Enforcement Awards Luncheon
On November 15th, the Greater Cleveland Safe Communities Coalition held our annual Law Enforcement Awards Luncheon for the Cuyahoga County DUI Task Force. These officers and departments work endlessly to help make our community a better place. We extend our appreciation and gratitude for their hard work and dedication. More...
OVI Task Force receives 1st place in IACP National Law Enforcement Challenge
10.16.07 - Representatives of the OVI Task Force traveled to the International Association of Chief's of Police's annual conference in New Orleans to receive the 1st place award in the IACP's National Law Enforcement Challenge. This is the 3rd straight year the Task Force has won first place in the multi-jurisdictional category.
OVI Task Force conducts Wolf Pack patrols
8.20.07 - The Cuyahoga County OVI Task Force arrested 12 impaired drivers and 19 suspended drivers during the first weekend of Over the Limit. Under Arrest - a national crackdown on impaired driving. The arrests were part of Operation Wolf Pack, a new enforcement concept in which adjacent cities conduct saturation patrols on the same date and time. These patrols allow local police to cover a greater area and increase general deterrence. More information...
OVI Task Force arrests 16 during Warrant Sweep
7.2.07 - Officers from the Cuyahoga County OVI Task Force conducted an OVI Warrant Sweep on Sunday, July 1st. This OVI Warrant Sweep was the first in a series of efforts aimed at increasing public awareness and decreasing the number of impaired drivers who fail to complete the terms of their arrest. Warrants are issued for such violations as failure to appear in court, pay fines, or attend programs required under state law after an arrest. The three-hour operation attempted to serve 65 warrants and resulted in 16 arrests. Organizers consider this first-time effort to be a success. More...
Fourth of July Planner is now available online
6.19.07 - The Fourth of July Enforcement planner is now available online at NHTSA's impaired driving website. The complete planner can be found by visiting stopimpaireddriving.org
Pause to Click at the Rock Hall
6.4.07 - Finalists of the first annual Pause to Click Contest performed their songs, showed their videos, and displayed their art on stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Middle school-aged children from Northeast Ohio used art and music as a medium to influence their peers to buckle up. For more details of this program click here...
Officers Reward Buckled motorists with Grand Prix Tickets
5.29.07 - Police in several communities are issuing tickets, but these are the kind you want. Buckled motorists received two tickets to the Cleveland Grand Prix, while unbelted vehicle occupants received a penny for good luck. For more details of this program click here...
Click It or Ticket launched at House of Blues
5.17.07 - The Greater Cleveland Safe Communities Coalition launched the 2007 Click It or Ticket Campaign at the House of Blues on Thursday, May 17. The enforcement campaign cracksdown on seat belt noncompliance and is in effect until June 3, 2007.
Jam Don't Slam Contest at House of Blues
5.17.07 - The Finalists of the 2007 Jam Don't Slam songwriting contest performed on stage at the House of Blues. The winners of this years contest were Hannah and Eytan Rosenblum of Fuchs Mizrachi school. For more details click here...
New GDL Law with Child Passenger Provision Takes Effect
4.6.07 - Substitute House Bill 343 came into effect on April 6 and made several changes to the Ohio’s graduated driver’s licensing law. The law contains language that strengthens the state’s child passenger safety law, as well as making some common sense changes to protect new drivers and the public that shares the roads with them. Before the law was enacted, Ohio had the dubious distinction of being the worst state in the nation for protecting child passengers. Children who had not yet reached the age of 4 and 40 pounds in weight were required to be restrained in an appropriate child restraint; however, once children reached the age of 4 and were over 40 pounds in weight, there were no regulations governing child passengers in the rear seat of a vehicle. While the law still leaves much to be done to protect child passengers and young drivers, it is a wonderful and much needed start in making Ohio roads safer for children and families.
For more details of the new law click here...
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May 8, 2008
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