Paulding County Sheriff’s Office participated in the National Enforcement Campaign established by the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO). As a recipient of grant monies for Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), the Sheriff Deputies patrolled a mandated 63 hours throughout the county for the Click It or Ticket blitz.
During these patrol hours, there were a total of 42 traffic stops. Eleven speed citations, 6 restraint citations and 3 felony charges were made.
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the next National Enforcement Campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over blitz on August 21 through September 7. These extra patrol hours are paid through the Impaired Driving Enforcement Program (IDEP) grant monies of ODPS and OTSO.
