Numerous citations issued during Red Bluff school zone speed enforcement operation
RED BLUFF, Calif. — Recent complaints of speeding and reckless driving in and around the City’s school zones, Redding PD conducted a targeted speed enforcement operation in the area of Vista Middle School earlier today.
The operation resulted in several motorists being issued a variety of citations, including one who was cited for traveling nearly twice the legal 25 mph speed limit within the school zone.
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“Recently, the Red Bluff Police Dept has been receiving various complaints from school staff at our local schools,” Red Bluff PD said in a social media release following this morning’s operation.
“In response RBPD has stepped up their patrol including targeted speed enforcement in school zones,” officials explained.
Officials issued numerous citations, including one for driving nearly twice the legal speed limit, during a speed enforcement operation in the school zone area around Vista Middle School earlier today. Red Bluff Police Department photos
During the enforcement operation, officers made numerous traffic stops and cited multiple drivers for speeding and other traffic infractions.
One of the drivers who was captured on radar was caught driving 47 mph within the school zone, according to officials; who reminded area residents that while school is in session, the speed limit in those areas is 25 mph.
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