About FlashAlert on Twitter:
FlashAlert utilizes the free service Twitter to distribute emergency text messages. While you are welcome to register your cell phone text message address directly into the FlashAlert system, we recommend that you simply "follow" the FlashAlert account for Oregon City Police Dept. by clicking on the link below and logging in to (or creating) your free Twitter account. Twitter sends messages out exceptionally fast thanks to arrangements they have made with the cell phone companies.
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During the month of April, the Oregon City Police Department participated in the 8th National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. With grant funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact, officers conducted extra enforcement patrols specifically targeting distracted driving. The primary focus of these patrols was to educate drivers and help raise awareness on the dangers of distracted driving.
During the grant period, our officers worked various shifts throughout the day. Officers issued 43 citations and 23 warnings. Officers wrote 7 citations for distracted driving (using a mobile electronic device), 16 citations for speeding, 3 citations for driving while suspended, 2 citations for failure to use a seat belt, and 15 other violations.
The Oregon City Police Department wants to remind everyone to Park Your Phone and be aware of your surroundings when operating a motor vehicle. Your life or someone else’s depends on it.