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Buffalo Grove Police Department Releases Halloween Enforcement Crackdown Numbers

Police arrested three impaired driving arrests and issued ten seat belt citations during the Halloween Crackdown.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — The Buffalo Grove Police Department made three impaired driving arrests and issued ten seat belt citations during the recent Halloween Crackdown.

Two of the impaired driving arrests were made after midnight, and one seat belt citation was issued after 9 p.m.

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Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this effort to save lives by getting impaired drivers off our roads, and to encourage more people to buckle up during Halloween.

Extra emphasis was given to the late-night hours, when statistics show the most unbuckled and impaired driving fatalities occur.

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The recent law enforcement crackdown was made possible by federal traffic safety funds through the Illinois Department of Transportation, and is part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns.

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