October 6, 2020 3:50 a.m.

Staff with the Roseburg Police Department have released statistics from extra patrols in August and September paid for by a safety grant.

In the two-month period, RPD participated in traffic safety enforcement that specifically focused on safety belt use, distracted driving, and child safety restraint use. During the extra patrols, there were:

*22 citations for driving while suspended

*64 citations for failing to use a safety belt

*48 citations for distracted driving, including for texting and cell phone use while driving

*6 people were arrested