The traffic unit works out of patrol operations for the Loveland Police Department. The unit has a sergeant and five officers dedicated to traffic enforcement and education. The unit participates at local high schools with education in areas of alcohol consumption, traffic laws, and defensive driving. On the junior high level education on traffic laws relating to bicycles is taught. The traffic unit is pro-active in areas of DUI enforcement, truck safety checkpoints, and seatbelt enforcement.
Traffic officers working swing shift are responsible for DUI enforcement as their primary duty.
In an effort to increase awareness and enforcement of the DUI laws the unit conducts quarterly DUI checkpoints. The unit handles accident investigation with all officers having a minimum of level one accident training. Two traffic officers have level four credentials, which allow them to investigate fatal accidents. This is a snapshot of the many activities and responsibilities the unit handles. A couple of rules we want you to remember always report accident involving property damage or injury.