The operation was a joint effort with the Roanoke Rapids Advanced Criminal Enforcement Unit, Narcotics Unit and Detective Division working along with patrol units to identify target areas in town and take corrective action, Hinton said. “The target areas were identified based on call history, citizen complaints and patrol observations.”
There were a total of 51 arrests made for Summer Heat which included 53 drug violations. The total violations and charges for the summer campaign are 290. “We feel that we have made a significant impact in our targeted areas and we encourage all citizens to continue their efforts on community watches and reporting problems to the police,” Hinton said.
Results
Traffic violations: 138
Drug violations: 53
Loud music: 29
Alcohol violations: 5
Other offenses — assault, larceny, disorderly conduct: 65
There is to be no profanity and there is to be no character assassination even if the person being written about is a suspect in a crime.
Comments that presume knowledge of a person’s home life, financial situation or other personal details will be not be posted as will comments which presume legal knowledge.
All comments must be on the topic of the story and offer the reader’s insight on a particular issue. rrspin.com will cease posting comments if the editor determines readers are infighting with one another and not staying on the topic of a story.
rrspin.com prefers readers use their real names because anonymous posters are accountable for their comments just as readers who post their names are.