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Moreno Valley, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday November 6th, 2009

By admin • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

The Moreno Valley Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, November 6th from 6:30pm – 1:00am within the City of Moreno Valley. 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 [...]



Dover, Delaware – Four DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for This Weekend Starting November 6th, 2009

By admin • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

39 Arrested for DUI Halloween Weekend
Four additional checkpoint set for this weekend
Dover – Hopefully Halloween weekend became safer, if not less frightening, for many motorists after Delaware law enforcement officers arrested 39 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs last weekend. The Office of Highway Safety scheduled increased DUI enforcement activities [...]



Lincoln, Nebraska – October Safety & DUI Enforcement Summary

By admin • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: Features

To coincide with National Impaired Driving Enforcement Weeks, Lincoln Police Department’s Northeast Team coordinated several saturation details and a sobriety checkpoint. Funding for this increased enforcement was provided by a grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS).
These saturations details took place Friday, October 23, 2009, Saturday, October 24, 2009 and Friday, October 30, [...]



Los Angeles, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, October 30th, 2009

By admin • Oct 30th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

West Bureau Sobriety Checkpoint
What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint
When: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM
Where: Highland Avenue and Sunset Boulevard
Who: Emergency Operations Division and West Traffic Division
Why: The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers and hit and run collisions.  During this year, [...]



Orange County, California – “Avoid the 12” DUI Task Force Halloween 2009 DUI Enforcement

By admin • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Motorists Beware: Drunk Driving Will Not Be Tolerated!
Don’t Let Halloween Turn into a Horror Story
Halloween is a much-loved fall tradition that is enjoyed by people of all ages, but it is a particularly deadly night due to drunk drivers. This is why the “Avoid the 12” DUI Task Force will be cracking down on drunk [...]



Rhode Island – Halloween 2009 DUI Enforcment

By admin • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Don’T Take The Party To The Roadways: Have A Responsible And Safe Halloween
This morning during a press event in Warwick, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reminded motorists that State and local law enforcement agencies will be stopping and arresting drunk drivers as part of an aggressive You Drink & Drive. You Lose. statewide [...]



Michigan – Stepped Up DUI Enforcement Over Halloween in 30 Counties Across Michigan

By admin • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Halloween Safety, Not Just Child’s Play; Pedestrians, Motorists Urged to Take Extra Caution on Halloween
Contact:  Alyson Kechkaylo, OHSP, (517) 333-5304
Agency: State Police
Parents focus a lot of attention ensuring their little trick-or-treaters are safe on Halloween. But it may come as a surprise that most people involved in car/pedestrian crashes on Halloween night are adults. Pedestrian [...]



Dover, Delaware – 5 DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for Halloween Weekend, 2009

By admin • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

5 DUI Checkpoints and Patrols Set for Halloween Weekend
Fall tradition not just focused on children anymore
Dover – Halloween is a special fall tradition, but many are unaware that it has become known as much for impaired driving crashes as it has for trick-or treating by children. Many adults now dress up too, going to house [...]



San Bernardino County, California – Halloween DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols

By admin • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Operation Safe Halloween DUI Task Force



Michigan – State Police Halloween DUI Checkpoints and Enforcement Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2009

By admin • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

October 26, 2009
No Treats for Drunk Drivers during Halloween Enforcement
Think zombies are scary? Those who choose to drive drunk this Halloween could find themselves facing something even more frightening – the back of a patrol car.
Law enforcement officers in 30 counties will work nearly 4,000 hours of dedicated drunk driving enforcement this Halloween weekend, paid [...]



Columbus, Ohio – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for the Coming Week 10/26-10/31

By admin • Oct 25th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Patrol plans low-manpower, multi-agency OVI sobriety checkpoint
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will operate a low-manpower, multi-agency OVI sobriety checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers this coming week.
The county where the checkpoint will take place will be announced the day prior to the checkpoint, and the location will be [...]



Lincoln, Nebraska – DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols through Halloween

By admin • Oct 22nd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
Halloween is a much-loved fall tradition that is enjoyed by people of all ages. But irresponsible celebrating can quickly spoil all of the fun. That is why the Lincoln Police Department is reminding everyone that Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. To coincide with National Impaired Driving Enforcement Week, Lincoln Police have [...]



Delaware – NcCo DUI Task Force Arrests 13 at Weekend DUI Checkpoint

By admin • Oct 22nd, 2009 • Category: Features

Dover – The New Castle County DUI Task Force arrested 13 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs at their sobriety checkpoint on Friday October 16th in Newark. The enforcement wrapped up month four of the 2009 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign. Dover Police had a sobriety checkpoint scheduled for last weekend but [...]



Escondido, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday, October 24th, 2009

By admin • Oct 21st, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint Scheduled
The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety / Drivers License Checkpoint in the City of Escondido on Saturday night, October 24th, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 1:00 AM.
The emphasis of the checkpoint will be to detect drunk drivers and those with suspended, revoked, or no driver license and [...]



Las Cruces, New Mexico – DUI Driver and Passenger Charged with Child Abuse

By admin • Oct 21st, 2009 • Category: Features

The two adult women involved in a single-vehicle automobile crash early Sunday morning are now facing child abuse charges.
Diana Dominguez, 24, is charged with one count of aggravated driving while intoxicated and two counts of negligent child abuse. Lilia Flores, 31, one of the passengers in the vehicle Dominguez was driving, is charged with two [...]



Lee County, Florida – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, October 23rd, 2009

By admin • Oct 19th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned
A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled for this weekend, beginning Friday, October 23, 2009. The operation will take place in an undisclosed location in Lee County as the Sheriff’s Office continues its commitment to getting impaired drivers off our roadways and in support of education efforts such as the national “Drunk Driving. Over [...]



Rutland County, Vermont – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for the Week of October 25th, 2009

By admin • Oct 18th, 2009 • Category: Features

The Vermont State Police assisted by local law enforcement will be conducting a DUI sobriety checkpoint in the Rutland County area. The checkpoint will occur during the week of October 25, 2009.  Motorists are urged to use a designated driver when necessary, and to always wear safety belts.
Respectfully,
Trooper Joseph Duca (467)
Troop C – DUI Team
Vermont [...]



Murrieta, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, October 16th, 2009

By admin • Oct 16th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

On Friday October 16, 2009 the Murrieta Police Department will conduct a combination sobriety/drivers license checkpoint in the City of Murrieta.  The time and location of the checkpoint can be obtained from the Murrieta Police Department’s watch commander after 12:00 p.m. on October 16, 2009.
The funding for this program was provided by a grant from [...]



Orange County California – DUI Roving Patrols Set in 3 Cities for Friday, October 16th, 2009

By admin • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

DUI Roving Patrol Event
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting DUI roving patrols in the Cities of Rancho Santa Margarita , Lake Forest and Mission Viejo on Friday, October 16, 2009.
These Multi-City DUI teams will target areas that have a high incidence of DUI related arrests and collisions.
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Deputies are committed [...]



Vallejo, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, October 16th, 2009

By admin • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

Vallejo Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Vallejo Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, October 16, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at an undisclosed location in the City of Vallejo. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI [...]