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Manhattan, Kansas – DUI Saturation Patrols Scheduled During 2010 Country Stampede

By admin • Jun 21st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, News

The Kansas Highway Patrol will be assisting the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department and the Riley County Police Department with various traffic activities during the 2010 Country Stampede, held at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan. KHP troopers and local law enforcement will be controlling traffic before and after music performances every night.
“Please be aware of [...]



Lee County, Florida – Boating Under the Influence Enforcement Scheduled for the Weekend of June 25-27, 2010

By admin • Jun 21st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, News, florida

Operation Dry Water
Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit will join other local, state and federal law enforcement officers this weekend, June 25-27, for Operation Dry Water 2010, the second annual national crackdown on those Boating Under the Influence (BUI) of alcohol or drugs. Safety inspections will be conducted and violators of wake [...]



Sedgwick County, Kansas – DUI Saturation Patrols Scheduled for Saturday June 19, 2010

By admin • Jun 19th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Kansas, News

On June 19, 2010, The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Will Conduct A DUI Saturation Patrol In An Effort To Decrease The Number Of Intoxicated Drivers.
The Saturation Patrol Will Be Between The Hours Of 11:00 P.M. And 3:00 A.M.
Since The Beginning Of 2010, Deputies Have Worked 370 Dui Related Cases.
Media Ride Alongs Are Encouraged And Can [...]



Oxnard, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Thursday night, June 17th, 2010

By admin • Jun 16th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, News, california

The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit will deploy several officers for DUI saturation patrol this Thursday night, June 17th, during game 7 of the NBA Championship Series.
The Oxnard Police Department will conduct several additional DUI checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols during the upcoming summer months. The Summer DUI deployments will kick-off July 4th weekend.
These DUI [...]



Fort Wayne, Indiana – SUV hits Pick-up Truck – One Dead and One Seriously Injured

By admin • Jun 16th, 2010 • Category: News

On Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at approximately 1:40 p.m. the Allen County Sheriff’s Department received a call that a white SUV was north bound on U.S. 33 at Carroll road when it struck a green pick-up truck that was south bound on U.S. 33.
Upon the officers’ arrival, it was determined that the White SUV crossed [...]



Oxnard, California – DUI Saturation Patrol Results

By admin • Jun 14th, 2010 • Category: News

On Sunday, June 13th, 2010, officers from the Oxnard Police Traffic Unit conducted DUI saturation patrol between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and midnight.
These officers stopped 55 vehicles, conducted 10 DUI investigations, and arrested three drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol. Two of the three drivers were discovered to have had multiple DUI [...]



Lakeside, California – Sheriff’s Helicopter Struck by Laser

By admin • Jun 14th, 2010 • Category: News

On 6-13-10, at approximately 2203 hours, Sheriff’s Helicopter ASTREA 3 was flying over the Lakeside area on their way to assist patrol deputies with a report of a suspicious vehicle when the helicopter was struck with a green laser.
As the helicopter crew was continously targeted with the laser, the crew was able to locate and [...]



Elkton, Maryland – Troopers Arrest Cecil Co. Man For Murder Of His Wife

By admin • Jun 13th, 2010 • Category: News

(Elkton, MD) – Maryland State Police have arrested and charged a Cecil County man who is believed to have murdered his wife in their Elkton home this morning.
The accused is identified as Jason M. Costello, 24, of the 1900-block of Stone Gate Blvd., Elkton, Md.  After consultation with the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office, he [...]



City of Akron Incident Log – Posted 6/9/10

By admin • Jun 9th, 2010 • Category: News

6/8/2010 11:25:20 AM
NEW RELEASE
Subject arrested for enticing nine year old
On June 7, 2010 at 5:00pm Akron Police responded to the 1000 block of Collinwood Ave reference a nine year old girl who was enticed into the suspect’s home. According to the nine year old and her father, she was walking on Collinwood with friends when thirty-six [...]



Vista, California – Friday DUI Checkpoint Nets 8 Arrests

By admin • Jun 5th, 2010 • Category: News, california

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Vista Station, conducted a Drunk Driving / License checkpoint in the 2000 block of N. Santa Fe Avenue, in the City of Vista.
The checkpoint took place between 8:00 PM and 2:00 AM on Friday evening.
A total of 1063 vehicles passed through the checkpoint with 857 of those drivers contacted.
The [...]



Las Vegas, Nevada – Five DUI Checkpoints Results in 58 DUI Arrests, No DUI Related Deaths

By admin • Jun 2nd, 2010 • Category: Nevada, News

Metro’s Mission Accomplised; No DUI Related Traffic Fatalities This Memorial Day Weekend!
This Memorial Day weekend the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Traffic Bureau conducted an unprecedented 5 DUI check points throughout the valley.
Our goal was to have no alcohol related traffic fatalities this weekend.
That goal was accomplished! There were 58 DUI Arrests, 3 other arrests, [...]



Connecticut – Final State Police Memorial Day Stats

By admin • Jun 1st, 2010 • Category: News

State Police Memorial Day Stats
The following is a summary of the State Police motor vehicle Memorial Day weekend enforcement. The Operation started on 05/28/10 at midnight and continued until midnight on 05/31/10.
From 05/28/10 midnight until 05/31/10 midnight:
Accidents: 249
Accidents with Injury: 45
Fatal Accidents: 1
DWI Arrests: 76
Seatbelt Violations: 944
Speeding Tickets: 1,729
The [...]



San Francisco, California – SFPD DUI Saturation Patrol Set For Saturday, May 29, To Kick Off Memorial Day Weekend

By admin • May 27th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, News, california

Six San Francisco police motorcycle officers will hit the streets in search of impaired drivers at 7 p.m. Friday, May 28, to kick off the Memorial Day weekend. They will return to the police station at about 3 a.m.
A sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint is set for the same night.
“We are much more mobile than [...]



Montana Becomes First State in Nation to Introduce Valuable Crime Victims’ Tool

By admin • Apr 22nd, 2010 • Category: News

Montana Becomes First State in Nation to Introduce Valuable Crime Victims’ Tool
Bullock, law enforcement, victim advocates unveil Hope Card
HELENA – Attorney General Steve Bullock was joined by local law enforcement and victim advocates on Thursday to unveil a new tool to better protect victims of abuse and violence in Montana. This week is 2010 National [...]



Grosse Tete, Louisiana – Fire Claims the Life of Mother and Son in Grosse Tete

By admin • Apr 20th, 2010 • Category: News

Grosse Tete LA, Louisiana State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning sadly announced, that an early morning fire claimed the life of a mother and her son. The Grosse Tete Volunteer Fire Department was summoned at 03:29 hrs to respond to a residential home on fire located at 77075 Gardner Lane in Grosse Tete. The Firefighters [...]



New York – Two Victims of Thruway Double Fatal Identified

By admin • Apr 6th, 2010 • Category: NY, News

April 6, 2010
Yesterday, April 5, 2010, the the State Police from T Troop assisted by the State Police in G Troop, investigated a two car, two fatal crash that occurred on the Berkshire Spur section of the New York State Thruway.
At approximately 6:05 pm, a westbound vehicle, a 1990 Mercedes, became disabled in the driving [...]



West Trenton, New Jersey – Dangers Lurk for Early Season Boaters

By admin • Mar 31st, 2010 • Category: News

West Trenton, N.J. – It happens almost every year. The first spell of warm weather after a long winter brings intrepid boaters back out onto the frigid waters. And sometimes those adventurous souls pay for their enthusiasm with their lives. This year, March saw five fatal boating accidents in New Jersey.
* On Monday, March 15th, [...]



Trenton, New Jersey – New Law Effective April 1 Aims to Reduce New Jersey’s High Rate of Pedestrian Fatalities

By admin • Mar 31st, 2010 • Category: News

Motorists Must Stop – And Stay Stopped – For Pedestrians In Crosswalks
Trenton — Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Division of Highway Traffic Safety Director Pam Fischer today reminded motorists that effective April 1, they must now stop – and remain stopped — for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Prior to this legislative change, motorists were [...]



Utah County – Motorcyclist Killed in Cedar Fort Crash

By admin • Mar 22nd, 2010 • Category: News

A man was killed when he crashed after colliding with another motorcycle. His passenger and the other driver sustained serious but non life threatening injuries.
At about 1:04 P.M. on March 21, 2010, dispatchers with Utah Valley Dispatch were notified of a crash involving two motorcycles on State Road 73 in Cedar Fort, West of Eagle [...]



West Trenton, New Jersey – State Troopers out for St. Patrick’s Day DUI Patrols March 17th, 2010

By admin • Mar 16th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Features, News

Sunny Driving Outlook Hoped for St. Patrick’s Day
West Trenton, N.J. – Fatal accidents are on a much lower track than last year, an encouraging sign as New Jersey approaches St. Patrick’s Day. So far this year, 76 people have died on state roadways compared with 120 people during the same time period last year. That’s [...]



Montana – Stopping Repeat DUIs with 24/7 Accountability

By admin • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: News

Attorney General Steve Bullock
March 4, 2010
Stopping Repeat DUIs with 24/7 Accountability
It’s no secret – here in Montana, we have a problem with repeat DUIs. You can’t pick up a newspaper without reading about someone getting a sixth or seventh DUI.
Hundreds of Montanans have died in recent years in alcohol-related crashes. Every community in our state [...]



New Jersey – Officials Remind Motorists to “Hang Up! Just Drive”

By admin • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: News

Cell Phone Use/Texting Behind the Wheel Contribute to Driver Distraction, Crashes
Trenton – During the past 23 months, 224,725 citations — an average of 9,770 a month — have been issued to motorists violating New Jersey’s cell phone law, which prohibits texting and talking on hand-held phones while driving, said Pam Fischer, Director of the Division [...]



New Jersey – Troopers Arrest Brick Couple for Murder and Burning Body

By admin • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: News

Woodland Twp., Burlington Co., N.J. – On Saturday, February 27th, New Jersey State Police detectives charged two people for the murder of a man whose body was found burned in Woodland Twp. Gregory Elk, 45, 514 Laurel Ave in Brick, and Susan Vasikonis, 41 of the same address were charged with Murder and Desecration of [...]



Concord, New Hampshire – HSEM Warns Of Hazardous Weather Conditions – News and Events, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, NH DOS

By admin • Feb 25th, 2010 • Category: News

HSEM Warns Of Hazardous Weather Conditions
Concord, NH – NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Christopher M. Pope urges New Hampshire residents to take appropriate precautions through the weekend due to hazardous weather conditions.
A complex weather system is bringing a mixture of precipitation and high winds to the state that could result in heavy snow [...]



Allen County, Indiana – Man Tased After Jumping From a Second Story Bathroom Window

By admin • Feb 25th, 2010 • Category: News

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department Warrants and Fugitive division arrested Robert Louis Harris, M/B/27, after he jumped from a second story window and attempted to flee.
Officer Scott Borton deployed his electronic control device (Taser), which immediately incapacitated Mr. Harris allowing him to be taken into custody and handcuffed without further resistance.
Officers were attempting to serve [...]



Nashville, Tennessee – Extra Duty Officers Charged 44 Persons with DUI Last Weekend

By admin • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: News

February 23, 2010
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 44 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 arrests.
Additionally, [...]



Utah County, Utah – Woman’s Body Found in Hobble Creek Canyon

By admin • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: News

The body of an unidentified woman was found in Hobble Creek Canyon near the Jolley’s Ranch recreation area. Circumstances are suspicious.
On February 21, 2010, at about 4:10 P.M. dispatchers with the Utah Valley Dispatch Special Service District received a call from a woman who reported she found a woman’s body near the Jolley’s Ranch recreation [...]



Jersey City, New Jersey – Operation Wetlands Scores Multi-Agency Victory Over Drugs

By admin • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: News

Jersey City, N.J – Twenty-six (26) people were arrested today as a part of a multi-agency case against a drug trafficking organization that includes some members of the Bloods street gang. Arrest teams began sweeping through the Jersey City area before dawn this morning, executing 18 arrest warrants and 15 search warrants. The total number [...]



Trenton, New Jersey – Man Reportedly Throws 3-Month-Old Off Driscoll Bridge over Raritan River

By admin • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: News

Man Held on Charges of Kidnapping and Attempted Murder; Police Told that He Threw Infant Daughter from Bridge on Parkway
Search for missing 3-month-old continues in area of Driscoll Bridge over Raritan River
TRENTON – A Galloway Township man has been charged with kidnapping and attempted murder, among other offenses, after he allegedly abducted his infant daughter [...]



New York – State Police in Williamson Investigates 1 Car Fatal Accident

By admin • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: News

2/10/10 at approximately 10:57pm, Wayne County 911 dispatched SP Williamson Trooper to a report of a vehicle on it’s side on Pound Road in the Town of Williamson.  Vehicle was traveling northwest on Pound Road in the Town of Williamson and crosses over the southbound lane, exits the roadway and strikes the  ditch and overturns.  [...]