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🌱 Patch AM: 3 Arrested, More Than 80 Ticketed During Labor Day Crackdown In Woodridge

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  • Woodridge police reveal results of Labor Day traffic crackdown

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📰 News we're reading

• 3 Arrested, More Than 80 Ticketed During Labor Day Crackdown In Woodridge (patch.com) — Woodridge residents are learning the results of a recent Labor Day traffic safety crackdown that led to 84 tickets and three arrests on local roads. Police say most citations involved seatbelt and child safety seat violations, and the effort supported statewide campaigns against impaired driving and for buckling up. Leaders emphasize the goal was safer streets for drivers and families in Woodridge.
   

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