‘No law violation will be ignored,’ says Youngstown police chief about saturation patarols

YOUNGSTOWN — Additional officers have taken to city streets in search of bad drivers and law breakers.

Police Chief Jimmy Hughes said the department again has joined forces with the Ohio State Highway Patrol to saturate selected areas of the city with patrols at various times of the day throughout the summer months.

Hughes said any part of the city and any time of day are fair game for increased enforcement patrols. He said no violation of law will be ignored.

“We hope to stop the cars for the violations and search for evidence of any other wrongdoing,” he said. “We will concentrate on state routes, but we will do the secondary roads as well. This program will cover all areas of the day and all areas of the city.”

There will be eight to 10 highway patrol units participating in the program in addition to more patrol units from the city police department.

The city first started the saturation or zero-tolerance patrols last year.

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