DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road, Sobriety Checkpoints

NASHVILLE—The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) prepares for its second summer enforcement campaign as the 2010 Labor Day holiday weekend draws near. The THP will participate in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest attack on impaired driving, beginning Friday, September 3, at 6 p.m. and ending Monday, September 6, [...]

Jefferson County, Co. – On Saturday, September 4, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a DUI checkpoint, along with added saturation patrols over the Labor Day weekend.
The checkpoint will begin at approximately 7:00 p.m. and conclude at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 5. These times were selected because a large percentage of all [...]

Colonel Marian J. McGovern, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Secondary State Highway.  The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the [...]

Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land police will partner with agencies across Texas to keep City streets and highways safe and target drunk drivers during a special Labor Day holiday enforcement initiative August 20 through September 6.
This latest enforcement effort is funded with a $7,996 Impaired Driving Mobilization Grant, a cooperative effort of the Texas [...]

Redondo Beach Police Department Partners in National DUI Campaign
‘Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest’ Crackdown
DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints Planned in Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach, CA – Officers from the Redondo Beach Police Department announced its officers will be conducting DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints partnering with thousands of other law enforcement, which began August 21st throughout the county.
The [...]

The Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division is joining law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon and the rest of the country, by conducting increased impaired driving enforcement from now through Labor Day weekend (September 3-6).
The effort is dedicated to high visibility enforcement and DUI investigation to reduce roadway fatalities.
Since 1970, an average of seven traffic-related deaths occurred [...]

Labor Day Weekend Safety Checkpoint
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Chino Hills Station will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 and Friday, September 10th, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.,in Chino Hills. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints [...]

The Costa Mesa Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at Bristol Street/Randolph Avenue.
The department is continuing its efforts at lowering the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes locally and through the County’s Avoid DUI Task Force Campaign [...]

Manchester Avenue DUI Checkpoint on Friday September 3rd, 2010
Slauson Avenue DUI Checkpoint on Friday September 3rd, 2010
Jefferson Boulevard DUI Checkpoint on Saturday September 4th, 2010
Washington Boulevard DUI Checkpoint Scheduled on Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Sobriety Checkpoint
WHAT: Sobriety Checkpoint
WHEN: Saturday, September 4, 2010 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
WHERE: Jefferson Boulevard between Western Avenue and Denker Street
WHO: Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence (CTF/DUI) Enforcement Detail South Traffic Division
WHY: Despite the tireless efforts of thousands of advocates and law enforcement officers alike, drunk driving continues to be one of America’s deadliest [...]

What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint
When: Saturday, September 4, 2010 7:00 p.m. – 3 a.m., September 5, 2010
Where: Washington Boulevard and Stanford Avenue Pacific Area
Who: West Traffic Division
Why: To reduce the number of traffic hit-and-run collisions involving intoxicated and/ or unlicensed drivers.
It is the Los Angeles Police Department’s goal to continue providing public awareness on [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint
WHAT: Sobriety Checkpoint
WHEN: Friday, September 3, 2010 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
WHERE: Manchester Avenue between Hoover Street and Figueroa Street
WHO: Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence (CTF/DUI) Enforcement Detail South Traffic Division
WHY: Despite the tireless efforts of thousands of advocates and law enforcement officers alike, drunk driving continues to be one of America’s deadliest [...]

Central Traffic Sobriety Checkpoint
WHAT: Sobriety Checkpoint
WHEN: Friday, September 3, 2010 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
WHERE: In LAPD’s Newton Area near Slauson Avenue and Olive Street
WHO: LAPD Central Traffic Division Officers
WHY: The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers, as well as the number of hit-and-run traffic [...]

DUI Enforcement Campaign – September 4, 2010
Officers from the Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit will be deploying a special saturation patrol this weekend for DUI enforcement as part of the city’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety, save lives and prevent injuries.
“If you drive drunk, Santa Monica PD will be looking for you,” [...]

Additional Dui Enforcement Going On Cdot Grant Money Funds Overtime For Dui Patrols
Mesa County, Colorado— Since August 20th, deputies from the Sheriff’s Office have been signing up for overtime. That overtime is paid to the agency through a grant, the High Visibility Enforcement Fund, from the Colorado Department of Transportation.
‘The Heat Is On’ DUI enforcement [...]

‘Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest’ Crackdown
DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints Planned in Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach, CA – Officers from the Redondo Beach Police Department announced its officers will be conducting DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints partnering with thousands of other law enforcement, which began August 21st throughout the county.
The message this end of summer season is that [...]

Cypress Police Department Continues Crackdown on Impaired Drivers with DUI Checkpoint Summertime DUI Campaign Continues in the City with Increased Enforcement & Awareness
The Cypress Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday, August 28, 2010, from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. within the city limits.
The department is continuing its efforts at lowering [...]

L.B.P.D. Targets Impaired Drivers With Checkpoint
Contact :    Media Relations Detail    562-570-5273
The Long Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint, Saturday, August 28, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. in the East Division.  In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are [...]

Avoid the 14 San Diego County DUI Campaign
DUI Arrests Up Slightly after the weekend sees the first DUI related Fatality
The Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 14 DUI deployments overnight in San Diego County.
From 12:01 AM Friday August [...]

Escondido Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, August 28, 2010.  In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as [...]

LAPD Announces DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint
When: Saturday, August 28, 2010 6 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Where:Florence Avenue between Broadway and Main Street
Who: 77th Division
Why: To reduce the number of traffic hit-and-run collisions involving intoxicated and/ or unlicensed drivers.
It is the Los Angeles Police Department’s goal to continue providing public awareness on the [...]

The Oxnard Police Department will be hitting the streets again this weekend searching for impaired drivers. The summer mobilization started on August 20th and so far, the Oxnard Police Department has arrested 24 drivers for DUI. We have also arrested five individuals for outstanding DUI arrest warrants.
The weekend enforcement activities start Friday night, August 27th, [...]

Berkeley Police Conducting D.U.I. Checkpoint
Berkeley, California (Thursday, August 26, 2010) – The City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD) will be holding a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) checkpoint on Friday, August 27, 2010 to launch their participation in the Labor Day “Avoid the 21” campaign.
The checkpoint will be held at Adeline between Harmon and Fairview [...]

Moreno Valley, CA – The problem of impaired driving is a serious one. While America witnessed a decline in the number of DUI fatalities in recent years, the numbers are still too high. That’s why the Moreno Valley Police Department is announcing today that it’s joining the Avoid the 30 – Riverside County DUI Task [...]

Riverside Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Riverside Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, August 27, 2010, from 6:00 pm until 12:00 am, in the city of Riverside. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint scheduled for Troop L
Louisiana State Police Troop L will conduct a DWI Checkpoint this weekend in the Troop L area. The Checkpoint will begin at approximately 10:00 pm and will be manned by Louisiana State Police along with the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, Franklinton Police Department, Bogalusa Police Department, and Wildlife and Fishery [...]

DUI & Driver’s License Checkpoint
The Rancho Cordova Police Department will be hosting a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday August 27, 2010, in the city of Rancho Cordova.  The checkpoint will be operational that day from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., the following morning.
Officers will be checking drivers for [...]

DUI checkpoint planned; five arrested for DUI last weekend
The Redlands Police Department will conduct a grant-funded sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, until 3 a.m., Saturday in the northbound lane of Orange Street, south of Pearl Avenue. Officers will screen drivers passing through the checkpoint for sobriety and for [...]

Coachella Police Department / Avoid the 30, Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Coachella Police Department has teamed up with Avoid the 30 Opens in new window and will be conducting a double DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, 08/27/10, between the hours of 7:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. In an effort to reduce the number of [...]

Roseville Police Department to Partner with Avoid the 7 DUI Campaign in Intensive Crackdown on Impaired Driving
Police Vow to Arrest Everyone Found Driving ‘Over the Limit’
The problem of impaired driving is a serious one.  While America witnessed a decline in the number of DUI fatalities in recent years, the numbers are still too high.  That’s [...]