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Show January About Average for Judge, Police Activity was about average for January at Pleasant Grove City Court. According to the monthly report of City Judge Keith Anderson, 34 cases were handled and $572 was collected in fines and forfeitures. As usual traffic offenders occupied the major portion of the court's attention. There were 25 cases in this category distributed thus: Speeding, 8; no drivers license, lic-ense, 3; passing while school bus lights were flashing, 2; driving under the influence of alcohol, 2; running stop sign, 2; passing over double line, 1; false registration, 1; improper lookout, 1 ; failure to yield right of way 1. Improper parking, 1; driving driv-ing too fast for existing conditions, condi-tions, 1; following too closely, close-ly, 1; failure to secure vehicle safely, 1. Total traffic, 25. There were 9 non-traffic cases cas-es handled, with the distribution distribu-tion as follows: Failure to appear, ap-pear, 5; disturbing the peace, 2; illegal possession of beer, 1 and petty theft, 1. Of the 34 cases handled, 5 were dismissed for variou reasons, rea-sons, the January report shows Police Action Pleasant Grove City Police were busy during the first month of 1970. A perusal of the 150 separate card reports filed reveals that the major part of their time was spent in rendering render-ing public service to the people peo-ple who live in this community A detailed summary of their (Continued on page 4) City Court (Continued from page 1) investigations and activities, other than making formal arrests, ar-rests, is as follows: Assisting people in trouble, 25; supplying needed information, informa-tion, 17; accident investigations, investiga-tions, 17; petty theft investigations, investiga-tions, 8; lost persons or runaways, run-aways, 8; juvenile problems, 7; family troubles, 7; prowler investigations, 5; dog problems, prob-lems, 5; loose animals, 5; assisting as-sisting at schools, 5; grand theft, 5; assisting other officers, offi-cers, 5. Tavern disturbances, 4; lost property found, 4; ambulance runs, 3; car inspections, 3; abandoned vehicles, 3; lost property found,, 3; bogus checks, 2; vandalism, 1; assisting as-sisting at fires, 1; home patrols, pat-rols, 1; drunks causing trouble, 1;; traffic violation reports, 1. |