The Coffeyville Police Department participates in a St. Patrick's Day Saturation Patrol.

 

On Wednesday, officers with the Coffeyville Police Department participated in a saturation patrol specifically looking for impaired drivers and taking them off the local roadways.

 

During this enforcement, additional officers were assigned to seek out impaired drivers.

 

One DUI arrest was made during this event, one other misdemeanor arrest was made in addition to the DUI and multiple other warnings issued for observed traffic violations.

 

The program was funded by a grant issued to the Coffeyville Police Department by the Kansas Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.