SOUTH BEND, IND. – Friday turned out to be a busy day for Indiana State Police (ISP) who took part in what ISP called a “high-visibility, proactive Wolfpack Patrol” that focused on criminal interdiction and impaired drivers.The operation took place in South Bend from 8:00 p.m. until approximately 3:00 a.m.
An Indiana State Police Wolfpack Patrol is a proactive patrol where troopers work in a concentrated area focused on community safety through traffic enforcement and criminal interdiction.
ISP issued a press release over the weekend that disclosed the results of the operation.
ISP said the patrol resulted in:
75 Traffic Citations
114 Warnings
15 Driving While Suspended
7 Police Services (assisting broken down motorists)
3 Agency Assists
38 Criminal Defendants
59 Misdemeanor Arrests
16 Felony Arrests
9 Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)
26 Drug Arrests
3 Warrant Arrests
17 Defendants Incarcerated
Investigators with the Indiana State Police, with assistance from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Police Department, also conducted an operation focused on the solicitation of prostitutes. This resulted in investigators identifying a victim of human trafficking with services being offered to her.
“The Indiana State Police will continue to have high visibility, focused patrols throughout the communities we work in,” the release stated. “The focus of these patrols will be traffic enforcement, seeking those that drive impaired, and criminal interdiction. The goal of these patrols is to use proactive enforcement as well as investigative and crime prevention efforts to make our roadways and communities safer for everyone.”
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