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Oswego police make 2 drug-related arrests during holiday traffic enforcement campaign · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego Police made two drug related arrests during holiday traffic
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  enforcement campaign. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice brought to you by Everlett. Oswego Police made two
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  drug related arrests and issued nine speeding citations as part
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  of its holiday traffic enforcement campaign. This past holiday season,
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  Oswego Police teamed up with the Illinois Department of Transportation
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  and law enforcement agencies statewide for the Drive Sober or
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  Get pulled Over, Drive High, Get a Dui, and Clicket
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  or Ticket campaigns from December twelfth through January fifth, Officers
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  focused on removing impaired drivers from the road and ensuring
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  that motorists were properly buckled. As part of the campaigns,
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  the department also issued forty citations for seat belt violations,
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  nine citations for using electronic devices while driving, one citation
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  for driving on a suspense unded license, and two citations
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  for other offenses. We can't stress it enough. Impaired driving
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  is a deadly gamble no matter where you live, Oswego
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  Police spokesperson Kathy Neva said in a news release. Whether
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  it's alcohol, cannabis, or any other drug, driving impaired is illegal, irresponsible,
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  and puts lives at risk, yours, your passengers, and everyone
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  else on the road. That's why we do this. The
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  holiday enforcement campaign was administered by i DOT with federal
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  highway safety funds managed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
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  and as part of Illinois It's not a Game statewide
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  media outreach program