Fort Wayne-The Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne have released statistics for the month of September.  Troopers issued 2174 traffic citations and 2623 traffic warnings.  Troopers also arrested 64 drunk drivers and made 169 criminal arrests.

• Traffic Citations Issued                                  2174
• Traffic Warnings Issued                                 2623
• Seatbelt Citations                                            382
• Child Restraint Citations                                    24
• Speeding Trucks Over 10,000 Pounds            107
• Criminal Arrests                                              169
• Drunk Driving Arrests                                       64

Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Fort Wayne Post worked 20 new cases and made six criminal arrests, three felony and three misdemeanor arrests.  There were a total of 130 cases drawn by both troopers and detectives.

Master Trooper Gary Shenefield, his K-9 partner Beau, Senior Trooper Brad Shultz, his K-9 partner Gunnar and Trooper Shane Neuenschwander and his K-9 partner Smokey had between them, a total of 24 searches which yielded 17 arrests, assisted other agencies on 10 occasions and seized 310 grams of marijuana along with 30 grams of cocaine.

The Indiana State Police Post in Fort Wayne serves the citizens in the following nine northeast Indiana Counties:  Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley.

It's not about writing tickets, it's about saving lives.

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