South San Francisco, CA June 16, 2015 Submitted by Burlingame Police Department
On June 17, 2015, seventeen traffic officers from various law enforcement agencies throughout San Mateo County will be participating in the San Mateo County Saturation Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.). The STEP program is a collaborative effort to increase traffic safety and awareness in known trouble spots throughout San Mateo County. Tomorrow’s deployment will occur in San Bruno and South San Francisco between the hours of 8:00 am and 4 pm.
The San Mateo County Police Chiefs and Sheriff Association are working together to collectively focus on reducing the number of injuries and traffic accidents throughout San Mateo County. San Bruno and South San Francisco residents may notice that there are police officers from throughout San Mateo County enforcing vehicle code violations.
This is the sixth deployment in a number of planned multi-agency saturation deployments scheduled to be performed throughout San Mateo County in 2015. The San Mateo County Police Chiefs and Sheriff Association have all committed to this important safety initiative.
Agencies Participating in San Mateo County S.T.E.P:
Atherton PD, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Belmont PD, Burlingame PD, Colma PD, East Palo Alto PD, Foster City PD, Hillsborough PD, Menlo Park PD, Pacifica PD, Redwood City PD, San Bruno PD, South San Francisco PD.