Reardan council notes and December police report

REARDAN—Police chief Andy Manke shared a police activity report for December at council’s Jan. 7 meeting. If one got pulled over in town for a traffic infraction, statistically there was about a 1 in 3 chance they wouldn’t get off without a ticket in the town with a restaurant titled “Speed Trap.”

73 traffic stops occurred, with 46 verbal warnings given and 27 traffic infraction tickets disbursed. Manke gave 10 tickets, as did reserve officer Chris Stein. Reserve officer Bryan Gordon handed out six tickets, while new reserve officer Mike Grow had one.

12 criminal traffic stops were made, all f...