Greensburg, IN—The Decatur County Traffic Partnership (TSP) is a partnership between the Greensburg Police Department (GPD) and the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO). the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute’s (ICJI) Highway Safety Division awarded the Decatur County TSP two grants, Driving Under the Influence Taskforce (DUITF) and Operation Pull-Over (OPO) totaling $24,240.
From December 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, GPD officers and DCSO deputies patrolled an additional 557 hours, spent 92 hours on physical arrests, and spent only 15 hours on administrative paperwork. More specifically, officers and deputies stopped approximately 638 vehicles (DUI patrols), made 12 felony arrests and 24 misdemeanor arrests, and wrote 25 criminal summonses. Further, officers and deputies wrote 511 citations and 1,559 warnings, and administered 40 Preliminary Breath Tests and 48 Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. In summary, GPD and DCSO performance numbers averaged 3.71 contacts per hour, 2.14 seatbelt citations (seatbelt patrols only) per hour, and one intoxicated driver arrest every 13.68 hours (DUI patrols).
