Saturation patrols take place on all sides of town

Traffic patrols were everywhere

I beg to differ with the man who wrote about the stepped-up traffic patrols taking place only in the Mahoning Avenue and Meridian Road area on the West Side.

He stated that he is a contractor and works throughout the area. Surely he must have noticed patrols in other parts of the city. I travel on Elm Street, Fifth Avenue, Belmont Avenue and Gypsy Lane on a daily basis. The patrols by the Youngstown Police Department and the Ohio State Patrol were very visible and they were not one bit hesitant about stopping cars.

Friends of mine also saw them on the South and East Sides of town. They did not just single out the West Side of town because they think those are the only folks that can afford to pay their fines. There are people everywhere in the area who are driving with no license, a suspended license and/or no insurance.

Officers are well aware of the risks involved when attempting to stop a vehicle. This happens in the city, the suburbs and even in rural areas. OVI checkpoints take place in other areas usually on weekends when folks are more likely to be out drinking and driving.

If drivers would obey the law, use turn signals, have tail lights and brake lights that worked properly and , above all slowed down and were courteous, there would be no need for such saturation patrols. Everyone is always in a hurry and impatient.

I have been driving for more years than I care to say, and I have never been pulled over or stopped for any reason. It’s all about common sense and courtesy.

Frances L. Singleton, Youngstown

Act of kindness isn’t unnoticed

Please allow me to acknowl- edge two Good Samaritans.

On May 18 in the morning, my very elderly mom went out to collect her Vindicator from the porch of her apartment building; she fell and could not get back up.

A couple passing by in a black pick-up truck saw her and pulled in. The man helped mom to get up and helped her back up the stairs to her apartment. She was so shaken that she didn’t think to ask the man’s name but so wants to thank him and the lady in the truck who first saw her lying on the porch.

Mom’s whole family wants to thank these good unknown people who are keeping alive such kindness in the world.

Susan Swanson, Morgantown, W. Va.