Among the annual reports presented at the Warsaw city council meeting Monday night, and of particular interest to the members, was a report about patrol hours along U.S.30. The Warsaw-area stretch of the interstate highway is listed as the second most dangerous in Indiana, according to Indiana sheriffs' reports. Warsaw Police Department U.S.30 selective enforcement hours were detailed from May 11, 2000, through the end of the year. WPD Capt.Paul Schmitt attended the meeting and explained what the numbers meant when questioned by several councilmen. Councilman Bill Rhoades asked why the program began in May and why it was called "selective enforcement." Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins answered part of the question, saying that was probably the date he asked Chief Steven Foster to step up the patrolling. Schmitt said the 290.5 selective enforcement hours were in addition to regular duty time.Officers are signing up specifically to patrol the federal highway.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016