NDHP Shares Monthly Activities Reports

Special to Times-Record The North Dakota Highway Patrol is now publishing a monthly activities report. The report is designed to inform the public about the department’s mission to keep North Dakota safe and secure. Troopers work to keep the citizens of our state safe by performing a variety of activities each month. The duties of a trooper include enforcing traffic laws, inspecting commercial motor vehicles, investigating crashes, apprehending criminals, and educating the public at outreach events. At times troopers must deal with high risk situations such as pursuits and use of force incidents. The highway patrol wants to keep North Dakota citizens informed about the types of incidents troopers handle on a monthly basis. The report will include information such as the number of crashes investigated, traffic stops conducted, Vision Zero and commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities completed, use of force incidents, pursuits, and criminal arrests. A list of activities and an explanation of each category will be provided to help individuals understand the purpose of the highway patrol’s involvement. The highway patrol hopes the public will find this information useful. A link to the monthly activity report, along with the category descriptions, can be found on the main page of the North Dakota Highway Patrol’s website at www.nd.gov/ ndhp. Each month the patrol will announce the publication of the previous month’s activities on its social media sites and provide a link to the most recent report.