Ogallala Police Department
The Ogallala Police Department participated in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled over campaign over the 2023 Labor Day Holiday time period to include 08/16/2023-09/04/2023. During this time 8 Law Enforcement Officers conducted a total of 44 hours of overtime in addition to their regular scheduled shifts.
A total of 29 stops were conducted on grant overtime to include: Improper/defective vehicle lighting (13) , Speeding (2) , Disobey stop light (1) , Defective Signal Equipment (1), Truck Route Violations (5) , No Driver’s license (1) , failure to use designated lane (1), misuse of learner’s permit (1), plates not being clear or visible(1), no valid registration (1) Violate Stop or Yield (1) and DUI 0.15+ (1) 3rd offense.
Other Notable activity during this time frame is during officer’s regular scheduled shifts there was a total of an additional 69 traffic contacts to which this produced notable activity such as: DUI (3), Minor in Possession (2), Open Alcoholic Container (1) and Possession of Marijuana (1).