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Roseville, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, September 18th, 2009

By admin • Sep 15th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint
The Roseville Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday evening, September 18, in an undisclosed location where a significant number of DUI-related collisions and DUI arrests have occurred. Officers will screen all drivers passing through the checkpoint for sobriety and for a valid driver’s license. Drivers [...]



Los Angeles, California – DUI Saturation Patrols Scheduled for Sunday, September 13th, 2009

By admin • Sep 11th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Central Traffic Conducts DUI Saturation Patrols NA09234gb
WHAT: DUI Saturation Patrols
WHEN: Sunday, September 13, 2009 4:00 PM – Midnight
WHERE:Northeast Division
WHO: Central Traffic Officers
WHY: The purpose of the DUI saturation patrols is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated driver, as well as the number of hit-and-run traffic collisions.  The Los Angeles Police Department seeks [...]



Encinitas, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, September 11th, 2009

By admin • Sep 10th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Encinitas Sheriff’S Station Targeting Impaired Drivers In Special Summer Enforcement
Mobilization Theme Is “Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest”
The City of Solana Beach will be deploying deputies from the Encinitas Sheriff’s Station on saturation patrols and DUI/drivers license checkpoints. A checkpoint is scheduled for September 11th, 2009 between 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. The check [...]



Escondido, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, September 11th, 2009

By admin • Sep 8th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

DUI / DRIVERS LICENSE CHECKPOINT SCHEDULED
The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety / Drivers License Checkpoint in the City of Escondido on Friday night, September 11, 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 [...]



Montgomery, Alabama – Troopers Target Impaired Driver’s With DUI Checkpoints and Patrols Through Labor Day Weekend

By admin • Sep 5th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Troopers Gear Up For Labor Day Traffic Safety
Impaired Driving Crackdown to Continue
MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s state troopers are gearing up for the Labor Day weekend, according to Department of Public Safety Director Col. J. Christopher Murphy, with all available troopers on duty to ensure the safety of motorists throughout this last major holiday of the summer [...]



Middletown, Connecticut – Labor Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint and Patrol Locations and Schedule

By admin • Sep 4th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

Connecticut State Police 2009 Labor Day Motor Vehicle Enforcement Operation Underway
The Connecticut State Police announced today that State Troopers have begun and will continue to aggressively enforce motor vehicle violations and impaired driving violations during the upcoming Labor Day Holiday weekend.
State Police enforcement will include the use of sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols with high [...]



Chicago, Illinois – Cities Participating in Statewide Labor Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints and Enforcement

By admin • Sep 3rd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Law Enforcement Ramp up a Late-Night Fight Against Impaired Driving Stepped up enforcement to continue through Labor Day weekend
CHICAGO– Beginning August 21st, the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police joined over 325 law enforcement agencies across the state in the largest effort against impaired [...]



Austin, Texas – Labor Day Weekend DUI “No-Refusal” Initiative Scheduled for September 4th-5th, 2009

By admin • Sep 3rd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

APD announces “No-Refusal” for Labor Day Weekend
The Austin Police Department will enforce a “No-Refusal” DWI Initiative for Labor Day Weekend from 9 p.m. on Friday Sept. 4 through 5 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5., 2009.
The DWI initiative is an effort to enforce DWI laws, keep the public safe, and to conduct blood search warrants on [...]



Oregon – DUI Crackdown Continues Through Labor Day Weekend, 2009

By admin • Sep 2nd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Oregon Police Continue Crackdown Against Impaired and Other Dangerous Drivers Through Labor Day Holiday
State, county and city police officers in Oregon and nationwide are continuing to zero in on dangerous and impaired drivers during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend as part of the 2009 crackdown against impaired drivers. The national campaign” Drunk Driving. Over [...]



Los Angeles, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Sunday, September 6th, 2009

By admin • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

South Bureau Sobriety Checkpoint
What:Sobriety & License Checkpoint
When: Sunday, September 6, 2009 – 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: Harbor Boulevard and 1st Street
Who: Emergency Operations Division and South 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, residents [...]



Missouri – DUI Saturation Patrols Across 13 Counties in Southeast Missouri

By admin • Aug 31st, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Troop E Announces DWI Saturations
Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, announces that Troop E officers will conduct DWI saturations during the month of September.
During the month of September, Troop E officers will conduct DWI saturations in some of the 13 counties of southeast Missouri that make up Troop E. “DWI saturations are [...]



San Diego County 2009 Summer Labor Day DUI Checkpoint / Patrol Schedule

By admin • Aug 29th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

San Diego County Summer Labor Day DUI Checkpoint Schedule, 2009
Avoid the 14 – San Diego County Summer Labor Day DUI Enforcement Schedule of Operations
San Diego – San Diego County Avoid the 14 and its allied agencies are announcing their upcoming enforcement operations for the Summer/Labor Day DUI Mobilization in partnership with Law Enforcement Agencies nationwide. [...]



Nashville, Tennessee – THP Labor Day Weekend DUI Crackdown Begins Friday, September 4-7, 2009

By admin • Aug 28th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

THP, MADD and Local Law Enforcement Issue Labor Day Crackdown Warning
Major Statewide Law Enforcement Effort Seeks To Save Lives
NASHVILLE—The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) today announced State Troopers will be out in full force during the Labor Day holiday period.  They will join thousands of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies throughout the state and [...]



Denver, Colorado – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday August 28th, 2009

By admin • Aug 27th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Checkpoint Dedicated to Denver Police Officer Killed By Drunk Driver
Friday, August 28, 2009
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Denver Police Department (DPD) will dedicate a sobriety checkpoint at a ceremony on Friday, August 28, to Denver Police Sgt. Robert Wilson who died in 2006 after being hit by a drunk driver.
Later Friday evening, [...]



Temecula, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, August 28th, 2009

By admin • Aug 27th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

On Friday evening, August 28, 2009, from 7:00PM to 3:00AM, the Temecula Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint in the City of Temecula. Drivers will be evaluated for being under the influence and their driver’s license status will be checked.
Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the [...]



Dover, Delaware – DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for August 28th and 29th 2009

By admin • Aug 26th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

DUI Results for First Week of National DUI Crackdown
Dover – Delaware law enforcement officer arrested 17 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the first weekend of the National DUI Crackdown Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. 10 of the arrests came as a result of sobriety checkpoints conducted [...]



Waterbury, Vermont – DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols Through September 7th, 2009

By admin • Aug 25th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Vermont Participates in   “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” Campaign
Enforcing Laws to Save Lives
Waterbury, VT – Vermont law enforcement, which includes Vermont State Police, municipalities, sheriffs, and constables, will be out in full force during the Labor Day holiday period, beginning August 21 through September 7. During this 18-day campaign, sobriety checkpoints and saturation [...]



Chester, Vermont – DUI Checkpoints in Windsor and Windham Counties Scheduled From August 28- Sept. 6th

By admin • Aug 25th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

The Vermont State Police, Rockingham Barracks will be working with Local Law Enforcement Agencies conducting Sobriety Checkpoint(s) in Windsor and Windham County from August 28 to September 6.  Law Enforcement Officers will be stepping up patrol and will be conducting motor vehicle enforcement which will include vehicle check points and saturation patrols to apprehend impaired [...]



Columbus, Ohio – Multi-Agency DUI Checkpoints Continue This Week 8/24/09

By admin • Aug 24th, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

Patrol plans low-manpower, multi-agency OVI checkpoints
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will operate low-manpower, multi-agency OVI sobriety checkpoints to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week.
The counties where the checkpoints will take place will be announced the days prior to the checkpoints, and the locations will be announced the mornings [...]



Atlanta, Georgia – Atlanta Police Department Joins DUI Crackdown Through September 7th, 2009

By admin • Aug 23rd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Lead Story

The Atlanta Police Department is taking part in a crackdown on speeding and driving under the influence as part of a statewide effort. The 100 days of summer H.E.A.T. ( Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) campaign is a multi-jurisdictional highway safety enforcement strategy designed to reduce high fatality crash counts during the potentially deadly summer [...]