Putting the “Speed” in Speeding Ticket

Bolivar Police Department has added a new recruit to their fleet; on board computers. The new E-ticket system, set to roll out once all officers are certified on the program, should cut traffic citation times and reduce time spent completing administrative tasks at the end of shifts providing officers more time on patrol and increasing presence in our community.
While BPD has always used dispatch to run drivers licenses, tag numbers, insurance information, stolen checks, wanted persons, etc., to validate credibility to drive and other issues, that will no longer be the case.
Traffic stops are implausibly dangerous for an officer, and can be for a citizen parked on a highway as well. A typical traffic stop to make initial contact, wait while dispatch runs all the numbers, gets back to the officers with results, write multiple tickets-if that’s the case, and return with tickets can take 15-20 minutes or longer. With the new E-ticket system, an average traffic stop should only take 4-5 minutes, increasing officer safety.

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