Huron PD Sees Increase In Calls During State Fair

As the South Dakota State Fairgrounds is getting back to normal, so is the Huron Police Department…

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Huron Police Chief Gary Will, Jr. says law enforcement OFF of the State Fairgrounds dealt with an increase in impaired drivers….

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Will says while two soberity check point in Huron helped take some drunk drivers off the road, most of the D-U-I arrests were the result of normal patrols by police, sheriff’s deputies and highway patrolman. Will says the department will begin to look at ways to lower offense numbers….

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Will says the Huron police is analyzing data from this year’s State Fair and should have those number in about two weeks to help the department plan for next year.