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Maryville commissioners approve traffic unit order after chief reports high call volume and new false-alarm enforcement
Summary
The Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners approved a general order establishing a traffic unit after the police chief reported high call volume in July and said the department has begun enforcing a new ordinance targeting false-alarm callers. Two officers will be assigned to the traffic unit Sept. 15.
The Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners of the Town of Maryville on Sept. 5 voted to adopt General Order 17.7 establishing a traffic unit after the police chief presented July operations statistics and described a new ordinance aimed at reducing false alarm calls. Chief Keppel, Maryville police chief, told commissioners the department fielded 2,615 calls for service in July, generating “4,561 officer responses.” He said the department made 125 adult arrests and one juvenile arrest, handled 117 accident reports, conducted 406 traffic stops that produced 411…
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