Plymouth reserve officer Emy Peasha and her husband Charlie are walking with a purpose. They are walking on crosswalks across busy Plymouth streets helping police catch crosswalk violators.
"It's a major problem," said Peasha. "If anything, I think it will get people to pay attention."
As the couple ventures into the street, car after car drives by.
"These vehicles should be able to see us far away. They have blocks to see us and they still zoom right by," said Peasha. "This is just one crosswalk in our city."
Plymouth police are part of the Hennepin County Traffic Enforcement group that targeted four crosswalks in Plymouth on Tuesday. In total, they made 100 stops and issued 85 citations. Each citation is a petty misdemeanor and can mean a fine up to $178.
"As you can see, we're pretty busy," said officer Ryan Peterson, as he helps pull over drivers.
Peterson says there have been several complaints in Plymouth about people driving through crosswalks while people are trying to cross. Most of the time, he says drivers are distracted by cell phones, texts, other people, or a variety of things.
"We see a lot of people who are flat out not paying attention when all you should do is drive," he said.
A group of mothers and caregivers watched one sting operation from a nearby park.
"It's actually pretty interesting to see how many people are flying past all these people that are trying to cross the street," said Natalie Keller, a caregiver of six young children. "Watch for pedestrians and stop and let them go by."
Officers from Minnetonka, Crystal, and Robbinsdale assisted in the operation and plan more stings like this in the coming weeks.
Shannon Slatton, reporting
sslatton@twelve.tv
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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