563 Arrests, Warrants In Bucks Co. Driver Crackdown

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Operation Nighthawk swooped into Bucks County and dished out 130 arrests and issued 433 citations, and 819 warnings.

The Pennsylvania State Police Troop M — which covers Bucks County and two other counties — has announced the results of Operation Nighthawk, which took place on Friday and Saturday.

State Police said the mission of Operation Nighthawk is to save lives and deter impaired driving through aggressive and proactive patrol and DUI enforcement.

Operation Nighthawk is a specialized and unique two-day training and enforcement program that combines classroom instruction, workshops on DUI case law, and roving DUI patrols.

Colonel Tom Manion, U. S. Marine Corp (Retired), of the Travis Manion Foundation spoke to the participants along with Assistant District Attorney Paul Bernardino III from Lehigh County and Nathan Boob, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor for the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office.

In total, 78 Troopers from 6 Troops (15 Stations) and two State Police Bureaus, along with 49 Municipal Officers from 29 different agencies, took part in this initiative.

These are the results of Operation Nighthawk:

• Driving Under the Influence Arrests — 73
• Drug Arrests — 28
• Seatbelt Citations — 19
• Driving Under Suspension Citations — 44
• Driving Under Suspension DUI Related Citations — 16
• Underage Drinking Arrests — 6
• Other Citations — 336
• Other Criminal Citations — 28
• Misdemeanor Arrests — 21
• Felony Arrests — 2
• Warrants Served — 9
• Warnings Issued — 819