DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road, Sobriety Checkpoints

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

‘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
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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

State Police Sobriety Checkpoint
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 [...]

LAPD Announces DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint
When: Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:00 p.m. – 3 a.m., August 22, 2010
Where:Santa Monica Boulevard and Bronson Avenue Hollywood 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 [...]

Valley Traffic Sobriety Checkpoint
WHAT: Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint
WHEN: Saturday, August 21, 2010 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
WHERE: In LAPD’s Van Nuys Area near Sepulveda Boulevard and Valerio Street
WHO:LAPD Valley Traffic Division Officers
WHY: The Los Angeles Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies across the state as part of California’s DUI Crackdown Campaign with [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint
WHAT: Sobriety Checkpoint
WHEN: Friday, August 20, 2010 7 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Glendale Boulevard and Berkeley Avenue
WHO: Central Traffic 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 collisions.  The Los Angeles Police Department seeks to achieve [...]

Statewide Drunk Driving Crackdown Begins this Weekend
“Over the Limit, Under Arrest” Mobilization Includes Drunk Driving Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols
Trenton — Police officers throughout New Jersey will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual summer “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Director Pam Fischer announced today.
Beginning August [...]

Phase Three of “Operation Safety Net” starts tomorrow
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will once again join the New York State Police, Pennsylvania State Police, West Virginia State Police and U.S Border Patrol in the third phase of a concentrated traffic and criminal patrol operation starting tomorrow and continuing on and off throughout the [...]

“Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest” Campaign August 20 – September 6, 2010
(Sidney, NY- August 17, 2010) Today, Troop “C” Commander, Major Kevin G. Molinari announced details of the upcoming national traffic safety campaign, “Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest”, which is scheduled to run from August 20, 2010 through September 6, 2010.
Major [...]

“Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” crackdown
August 16, 2010
Dear Editor:
Wisconsin is widely admired and respected for offering a high quality of life.
But we also are notorious for the shameful distinction of having a huge problem with drunken driving.
In 2009, there were approximately 45,000 drunken driving convictions in Wisconsin – and they were not victimless [...]

Ads Portray Lasting Effects of Drunk Driving Conviction; Campaign Announces Start of Statewide Drunk Driving Crackdown
As Michigan prepares to embark upon a statewide, end-of-summer crackdown on drunk drivers, federally funded TV and radio ads highlight how a drunk driving conviction can follow a person for a long time.
The ads, aimed specifically at young men, are [...]

Patrol plans multiple checkpoints this week as part of the “Ohio OVI Checkpoint weekend”
Weekend to Promote “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” campaign
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers across the state will operate OVI checkpoints along side local law enforcement to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week as [...]

In an effort to protect our community from impaired drivers, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) will be coordinating a multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint on the evening of August 14, 2010.
The coordination and implementation of this checkpoint is being conducted in association with the Colorado Department of Transportation?s (CDOT) Checkpoint Colorado Campaign, which is commonly referred [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint set for Santa Fe County
Santa Fe — State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Saturday evening August 14th in Santa Fe County.
Sobriety Checkpoints are one of the most powerful weapons in the battle to reduce drunken driving.
The checkpoints not only help to get drunks off the road but are an important educational [...]

DUI Arrests Continue Into August
20 DUI arrests for 1st weekend in August
Dover – The second month of Checkpoint Strikeforce continues to prove that driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs will get you arrested.
On August 6th and 7th a total of 20 individuals were arrested for DUI. Agencies conducting checkpoints included the New [...]

State Police Sobriety Checkpoint
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 [...]