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Police step up school‑zone patrols as new school year begins, department says
Summary
The police department told the commission it has resumed extra patrols at school arrival and dismissal as the new term starts; no enforcement statistics were provided during the briefing.
Joe Strickland, speaking for the police department, said officers have resumed enforcement actions around schools with added patrols at the start and end of the school day.
"With the school year starting again, we've just started our enforcement actions with the schools again, both in the beginning and after schools," Strickland said. He added that extra patrols were deployed around school arrival and dismissal times but offered no ridership or citation counts in the update.
Commissioners asked no follow‑up questions during the briefing and no public comment was recorded on the matter.
