The man crashed into the police car near Jana Elementary School on June 14, according to St. Louis County Police.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Scott
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
A North County drove his car into a police patrol car June 14 near Jana Elementary School in Florissant, St. Louis County Police said. Philip Saddler, of the 1500 block of Boardwalk in North County, was charged Friday with leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest. The officer attempted to pull Saddler over for not wearing a seat belt, but Saddler drove away instead, St. Louis County Police said. The officer followed him to 405 Jana Drive, which dead ends at Jana Elementary. Saddler turned around and drove at the police car, striking it and causing $2,635 in damage, according to the police report. Saddler left his car and fled on foot, and tried to run when police arrived at his home, according to court documents. Bail was set …
Officers patrol more hours throughout the area for impaired drivers.
Throughout this week, residents might have noticed an uptick in the number of police patrolling the streets. That's because through Dec. 12, Florissant police officers will be patrolling as a part of the "Holiday DWI Enforcement" program. The department received an $11,500 grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Division to increase enforcement Dec. 6-12 of impaired, rather intoxicated, drivers. "It helps us to make the public safer by bringing these people off of the streets," said Lieutenant Tim Fodde of the Florissant Police Department traffic division. "It helps us with our enforcement efforts." The other purpose of the enforcement program is to reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired …
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