Seatbelt Crackdown Starts May 20 in Washington Twp.

Click it or ticket.

And this time, they really mean it.

For 14 days in May and June, Washington Township police are going to enforce that law by cracking down extra hard.

The department has been granted $4,000 to cover an additional 80 patrol hours from May 20 to June 2 during the annual Click it or Ticket campaign, according to Lt. Doug Compton.

The annual initiative includes high visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed to ensure drivers and passengers recognize the life-saving value of seat belts, according to a statement from the police department.

During an 11-day stretch in 2012, the Washington Township Police Department issued 115 seatbelt violation tickets and made 11 arrests for various other offenses. An additional 118 tickets were issued for other non-moving violations.

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For additional information, residents can contact Lt. Doug Compton at 908-876-8309 or dcompton@wtpdmorris.org.