SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Traffic Safety Board held its award ceremony on Thursday.
Syracuse Police Chief Mark Rusin said the event is a great honor to the men and women of law enforcement who conduct traffic stops. That’s when a driver is pulled over. Often, a traffic stop leads to the discovery of more serious crimes.
Awards were given to law enforcement members who responded to a high number of calls and made a high number of DWI arrests. The traffic safety board highlighted one Liverpool Police Officer who conducted 1,845 traffic stops and issued 2,068 citations. That includes 63 impaired driving arrests…