SANTA FE COPS ISSUE NEARLY 2-DOZEN SCHOOL ZONE TICKETS

THE SANTA FE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDS OUT 21 TICKETS DURING "OPERATION SAFE SCHOOL ZONES" WEDNESDAY. MOST WERE FOR SPEEDING. ONE PERSON WAS ALSO ARRESTED ON A WARRANT FOR FAILURE TO PAY FINES.

THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL CLOSELY MONITOR SCHOOL ZONES MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE FINE FOR SPEEDING IN A SCHOOL ZONE IN SANTA FE IS 398-DOLLARS.