The Morris Police Department had an active August as they patrolled 4,546 miles during the month and had 92 calls for service.
The MPD stopped 60 vehicles and made 9 arrests, with 5 of those for failure to appear,
2 DUI’s, 1 arrest for public intoxication and minor in possession of alcohol and 1 for
illegal possession of prescription drugs, possession of marijuana 2nd and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
40 citations were made, including 11 for speeding, 8 for running a stop sign and 6 for
an expired tag.
The remaining citations were rounded out with 1 for failing to dim lights, 2 for no drivers
license, 2 DUIs, 2 for no seatbelts, 1 for a loud muffler, 1 for a switched tag, 1 for driving
with a suspended license, 1 for no insurance, 2 for running red lights and 2 for failing
to signal.
There were 5 traffic collisions during the month.
