MOBILE, Alabama -- During three days of checkpoints aimed at ensuring drivers are using proper safety mechanisms and checking for paperwork, police wrote hundreds of citations and arrested at least four people.

According to numbers released by the Mobile Police Department, officers wrote 1,891 citations on offenses including driving without insurance and running red lights.

"They [police officers] did roving traffic enforcement, so they didn't set up in any particular intersection," said Cpl. Christopher Levy, public information officer for MPD. "That's why you see things like speeding tickets."

On Friday, Saturday and Monday, officers wrote 660 speeding tickets, the most frequent citation during the checkpoints.

"They were very, very busy," Levy said. "They were very proactive, going out there and monitoring traffic."

Of those stopped, only four drivers were found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

"We would prefer to see none," Levy said. "But hopefully we can take that as a good sign."

Police released the following record of the number of citations during the checkpoints:

Results of Mobile police safety checkpoints on on May 24, 25 and 27 Friday, May 24 Saturday, May 25 Monday, May 27 All Speeding 138 166 356 660 Running a red light 19 28 10 57 Running a stop sign 2 3 5 10 No/expired license 22 41 55 118 Reckless driving 0 1 1 2 Improper tag 20 15 28 63 Suspended/revoked/canceled license 21 11 18 50 Failure to yield right of way 0 0 1 1 Improper turn 1 3 17 21 Miscellaneous moving violation 28 39 43 110 No seat belt 14 15 84 113 No child restraint 5 14 26 45 Equipment violation 111 79 25 215 No registration 24 27 131 182 No insurance 64 67 109 240 DUI 1 2 1 4 Total 470 511 910 1891

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