Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Participates in the S.T.E.P. Program
October 5, 2009 by The Catskill Chronicle
The Sheriff’s traffic unit sits on ST-55 in front of Tri-Valley school.
MONTICELLO – Have you been wondering why the Sheriff’s cars have been hanging out on State Route 55 lately?
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office has been participating in the New York State Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P) which targets aggressive drivers, and the common vehicle and traffic law violations associated with accidents. S.T.E.P. is a grant which is provided through the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. The Sheriff uses that money to fund dedicated patrols to address various traffic conditions around Sullivan County.
In the Town of Neversink, the Sheriff has received complaints from the public about speeding and aggressive driving on State Route 55 in the hamlets of Neversink and Grahamsville.
"We started out in the beginning of the summer with the radar sign board trailer", said Sheriff Mike Schiff. "We had the radar trailer parked by Cannie D’s in Neversink and then by the Fire Department in Grahamsville. The purpose was to give everyone a warning and slow the drivers down", said the Sheriff. "Then we followed up with traditional enforcement starting two weeks later, and it seems to have worked."
The deputies who have been assigned to the traffic enforcement detail have been using the Sheriff’s Office patrol car #53, which is set up in a "Slick Roof" configuration. That means it does not have the standard light bar on the roof or markings on the front or back, only the sides. It is not until a driver passes the vehicle and looks at the side, that they realize it is a police car. This makes it easier to sit on the side of the road and monitor traffic for violators.
On Thursday September 30th, Corporal Danny Zayas was sitting in front of Tri-Valley school when he spotted [a man] driving a pickup truck with one license plate. [He] was arrested when a check revealed he had two suspensions on his class A CDL. [He] was released on his own recognizance to appear at a later date in the Town of Neversink Justice court.
Sheriff Schiff thanked Cannie D’s and the Grahamsville Fire Department for their assistance with the S.T.E.P. program.
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Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Participates in the S.T.E.P. Program
October 5, 2009 by The Catskill Chronicle
The Sheriff’s traffic unit sits on ST-55 in front of Tri-Valley school.
MONTICELLO – Have you been wondering why the Sheriff’s cars have been hanging out on State Route 55 lately?
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office has been participating in the New York State Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P) which targets aggressive drivers, and the common vehicle and traffic law violations associated with accidents. S.T.E.P. is a grant which is provided through the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. The Sheriff uses that money to fund dedicated patrols to address various traffic conditions around Sullivan County.
In the Town of Neversink, the Sheriff has received complaints from the public about speeding and aggressive driving on State Route 55 in the hamlets of Neversink and Grahamsville.
"We started out in the beginning of the summer with the radar sign board trailer", said Sheriff Mike Schiff. "We had the radar trailer parked by Cannie D’s in Neversink and then by the Fire Department in Grahamsville. The purpose was to give everyone a warning and slow the drivers down", said the Sheriff. "Then we followed up with traditional enforcement starting two weeks later, and it seems to have worked."
The deputies who have been assigned to the traffic enforcement detail have been using the Sheriff’s Office patrol car #53, which is set up in a "Slick Roof" configuration. That means it does not have the standard light bar on the roof or markings on the front or back, only the sides. It is not until a driver passes the vehicle and looks at the side, that they realize it is a police car. This makes it easier to sit on the side of the road and monitor traffic for violators.
On Thursday September 30th, Corporal Danny Zayas was sitting in front of Tri-Valley school when he spotted [a man] driving a pickup truck with one license plate. [He] was arrested when a check revealed he had two suspensions on his class A CDL. [He] was released on his own recognizance to appear at a later date in the Town of Neversink Justice court.
Sheriff Schiff thanked Cannie D’s and the Grahamsville Fire Department for their assistance with the S.T.E.P. program.
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