The Blanco Police Department issued 2,230 citations in 2016, which represents a 229 percent increase from the year before, statistics showed. Officers also issued 2,820 violation warnings last year, a 160 percent increase from 2015. Chief Mike Ritchey released his departmental statistics to the Blanco County News late last month. “Traffic enforcement has been up,” he said, adding that officers have been patrolling the city’s main artery, Highway 281, more frequently. Of the 2,230 citation ...