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Police issued more than 3,000 tickets during a two-state campaign against drivers’ texting and talking on cellphones.

The weeklong crackdowns in New York and Connecticut were part of a federal program testing the effects of more aggressive enforcement of existing laws against distracted driving.

Authorities in Syracuse issued 2,185 tickets for cellphones and 115 for texting, while those in Hartford issued 1,100 for cellphones and 272 for texting.

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