DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned
The Las Cruces Police Department will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint within city limits during the dates of Nov. 13-15, 2009.
LCPD checkpoints are part of the department’s efforts to reduce and eliminate the number of motorists who drive while intoxicated. The enforcement activities also may include saturation, underage and party patrols.
The Las [...]

During the week of October 27, 2009, through November 2, 2009, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 1,145 DUI arrests compared with 1,152 during the same period last year, [...]

Isla Vista- October 30th, 2009
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is preparing to keep the peace during the annual Halloween celebrations in Isla Vista. The Department’s mission of protecting life and property will face an added challenge this year with Halloween falling on a Saturday.
Over the years, the annual unsponsored event has attracted thousands revelers [...]

The Victorville Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, October 30th, in the City of Victorville. 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 educate the public [...]

Motorists Beware: Drunk Driving Will Not Be Tolerated!
Do Not Let Halloween Turn into a Horror Story
Waterbury, VT—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 state and local law enforcement is cracking down on drunk drivers with [...]

Avoid The 25 County-Wide DUI Enforcement Campaign Kickoff
Building on the successes achieved in recent years, the ‘Avoid the 25 DUI taskforce will be bringing more traffic enforcement to San Bernardino County. New equipment purchases and special DUI enforcement campaigns will continue as a result of a recent $1,980,048.00 grant awarded by the California Office of [...]

October 21, 2009
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 33 persons with DUI last weekend in the police department’s continuing DUI initiative using extra duty officers.  These officers target impaired drivers Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. in areas with a propensity for fatal crashes, crime and DUI [...]

During the week of October 13, 2009, through October 19, 2009, Big Island police arrested 25 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 1,081 DUI arrests compared with 1,087 during the same period [...]

October 14, 2009
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 27 persons with DUI last weekend in the police department’s continuing DUI initiative using extra duty officers. These officers target impaired drivers Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. in areas with a propensity for fatal crashes, crime and DUI [...]

Mobilization Theme Is “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest”
DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Planned in Lemon Grove this Weekend
Sheriff William D. Gore today announced deputies from the Lemon Grove Station will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint this weekend. The message for the beginning of this fall season is that drunk driving won’t be tolerated. If [...]

Suspect Arrested in Traffic Accident at 7100 Jensen
September 28, 2009 – Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in a traffic accident at 7100 Jensen about 1:50 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 25).
The suspect, Erasmo Estaban Lanza (H/m, DOB: 8/3/53), is charged with two counts of intoxicated assault and one count of reckless injury to [...]

During the week of September 8, 2009, through September 14, 2009, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes.
So far this year, there have been 955 DUI arrests compared with 980 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.6 [...]

State Police Sobriety Checkpoint
Colonel Mark F. Delaney, 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 [...]

Mesa Police Prepare for Labor Day DUI Task Force Operations
The Mesa Police Department will be participating in the East Valley Labor Day DUI Task Force. This DUI Task Force is in cooperation with the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. A combination of DUI saturation patrols and a sobriety checkpoint will be utilized throughout the [...]

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Planned in Vallejo this Week
Vallejo, CA – The Vallejo Police Department announced its officers will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint; partnering with thousands of other law enforcement efforts which began August 21st throughout the county. The message this end of summer season is that drunk driving won’t be tolerated. If you [...]

Patrol Announces A Sobriety Check Point In St. Francois County
Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, St. Louis, announces that a sobriety checkpoint will be held in St. Francois County sometime in the month of September 2009. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in cooperation with other area law enforcement agencies will conduct the [...]

Low-manpower, multi-agency OVI checkpoint tonight on State Route 13
GRANVILLE – The Granville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that there will be a low-manpower, multi-agency OVI sobriety checkpoint tonight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The location of the event is on State Route 13 in Licking County, south of Interstate 70, [...]

DUI Checkpoint
The Rancho Cordova Police Department will be holding a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, August 28, 2009, in the City of Rancho Cordova.  The checkpoint will be operational that night from 9:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. the following morning.
Officers will be checking drivers for signs of impairment and providing educational [...]

The Williston Barracks of the Vt. State Police, along with other participating area Police Departments will be conducting DUI Sobriety checkpoints in the Chittenden County area.  These will be taking place over the upcoming Labor Day weekend of September 4 through September 7.
In addition to the check points there will be additional patrols in the [...]

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Victorville City Station, announced today its officers will be out in full force during the Labor Day holiday period, which began on August 21. We will join thousands of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies throughout the nation as the “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” crackdown [...]