SUSPECT. AN UPSTATE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOW HAS A NEW TEAM FOCUSED ON MAKING THE ROADS SAFER. THE MALDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT’S NEW TRAFFIC SAFETY TEAM WILL FOCUS ON COLLISION RESPONSE, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT. THE FOUR PERSON TEAM WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE AND RESPOND TO MOVING VIOLATIONS, DUI, AGGRESSIVE DRIVING AND SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT. THE TEAM’S LEADER SAYS THE CITY’S GROWTH MEANS INCREASED TRAFFIC AND THE NEW TEAM WILL HELP THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT KEEP THE CITY SAFE BY HAVING A TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT THAT FOCUSES JUST ON THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND COLLISION INVESTIGATIONS. IT FREES UP PATROL TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS WITH FASTER RESPONSE TIMES, GIVES THEM MORE TIME TO PATROL NEIGHBORHOODS TO INVESTIGATE PROPERTY CRIMES, AND PREVENT PROPERTY CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS. TH
The Mauldin Police Department now has a new team to deal specifically with traffic safety.The four-person Traffic Safety Team is led …