ISP releases March stats
Comet staff report

Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post has released statistics for March. Troopers issued 970 traffic citations and wrote 404 traffic warnings, arrested 27 drunk drivers and made 66 criminal arrests.

They also made 186 truck citations, 20 commercial motor vehicle inspections, investigated 27 crashes (with eight arrests), and provided police services to 77.

Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division, working from the Lafayette Post, worked 18 new cases and assisted the troopers in total criminal arrests.

The Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division at the Lafayette Post inspected 181 commercial motor vehicles, wrote 67 citations and 148 warnings for various truck violations and weighed 6500 commercial motor vehicles at the I-74 scales.

Motorists are reminded that road construction is starting soon and to slow down and be patient when driving through construction sites.

Citizens are also encouraged to report suspected methamphetamine activity by calling the Indiana State Police Methamphetamine Tip Hotline at 1-800-453-4756.