Crime & Safety
'Traffic Blitzes' to Continue in Upper Macungie
Upper Macungie Police Chief Edgardo Colon reported 633 traffic tickets issued, 27 arrests and 18 reportable motor vehicle accidents in June.
A total of 633 traffic tickets were issued in Upper Macungie Township in June, according to a report issued to township supervisors by Police Chief Edgardo Colon.
Colon said high-impact "traffic blitzes" will continue, due in part to federal grant money that pays police officers overtime to work additional hours on traffic detail.
"We deploy a lot of officers where there are high incidents of crashes or events," Colon said. "We saturate the areas. We get a lot of federal money to use for Click-it-Or-Ticket, aggressive driving and DUI enforcement. It's going to continue."
Upper Macungie Police made 27 arrests during the month. The breakdown is as follows:
- 3 defiant trespass
- 9 DUI
- 1 false ID to law enforcement
- 5 harassment
- 1 hit-and-run
- 2 drug violations
- 1 transfer of firearm violation
- 3 thefts
- 2 underage drinking
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