PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — More than 400 traffic stops led to six arrests during an Indiana State Police Putnamville post saturation patrol over the past weekend.
According to a release from ISP Putnamville post, the goal of the patrol was to target aggressive and impaired drivers.
The Putnamville post reported the following numbers related to the increased patrol period;
- 441 traffic stops
- 414 warnings issued
- 163 traffic arrest
- 6 DUI arrest
- 3 Possession of Methamphetamine
- 8 Possession of Marijuana
- 4 Wanted on Warrant
- 6 Possession of Paraphernalia
- 2 Minor Consumption
Meanwhile the ISP Evansville district reported that Knox County held a similar saturation patrol period between Sept. 9 and 10. During which 128 traffic stops led to the arrest of 5 people for driving under the influence.
Those five arrests were as follows;
- Danny Pritchard, 53, Vincennes, IN
- Arsenio Smith, 32, Princeton, IN
- Ronald Ragon, 63, Lawrenceville, IL
- Tambra Lewis, 66, Vincennes, IN
- Brandon Armstrong, 24, Loogootee, IN
