Watervliet Police Department Traffic Division
At this time the Watervliet Police Department assigns one highly motivated patrol officer to work in the Traffic Unit. This officer is responsible for traffic enforcement and traffic and safety education within the City of Watervliet. The traffic vehicle which officers operate is fitted with a laptop computer, front and rear facing radar, a License Plate Recognition system (LPR), window tint meters and many other tools for traffic enforcement and safety. The License Plate Recognitions system consists of two cameras that are mounted on each side of the rear trunk lid of the traffic vehicle. Each day officers enter into the vehicle’s laptop computer the updated files from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. As a vehicle passes the traffic vehicle the LPR “reads” the license plate and matches that plate against the file from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The LPR is searching for expired, suspended, revoked registrations or operator’s license privileges, wanted persons, missing persons - Amber Alerts and stolen vehicles. The Traffic Division has at its disposal a Decatur Speed Monitor Trailer. The trailer is deployed periodically in strategic locations throughout the city. The trailer will display the approaching vehicle’s speed and keep and produce a statistical analysis of the traffic pattern at that location. Watervliet Police partners with the Albany County Stop-DWI program, which is administered by the Albany County Sheriff’s Department. This program is responsible for DWI enforcement with ‘Albany County Patrols’ and Strategic Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.). We also work with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (G.T.S.C.) which sponsors the ‘Buckle Up New York – Click it or Ticket” program. |
