Drivers better slow down in Gig Harbor, based on the traffic stops police conducted in the city earlier this year.
Asked if the police department expects to continue making traffic stops at levels significantly up from last year, Gig Harbor Police Chief Tray Federici wrote in an email last week that the department’s “focus isn’t on reaching a specific number or level of traffic stops.”
“Our officers conduct traffic enforcement in response to behaviors that create safety risks,” he wrote. “The goal is improving roadway safety and reducing roadway crashes, not achieving a particular enforcement total.”…