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Santa Monica, California – Labor Day Weekend DUI Saturation Patrols Scheduled for Saturday, September 4th, 2010

By admin • Aug 30th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

DUI Enforcement Campaign – September 4, 2010
Officers from the Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit will be deploying a special saturation patrol this weekend for DUI enforcement as part of the city’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety, save lives and prevent injuries.
“If you drive drunk, Santa Monica PD will be looking for you,” [...]



Rancho Cucamonga, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, August 27th, 2010

By admin • Aug 24th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Current Press Release
Driving Under The Influence And Drivers License Checkpoint  –8/27/2010
Rancho Cucamonga
On Friday, August 27, 2010 Deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department will be conducting a D.U.I. and Drivers License Checkpoint in the city of Rancho Cucamonga. The checkpoint will be conducted between the hours of 6 P.M and [...]



Redlands, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 21st, 2010

By admin • Aug 21st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

Weekend sobriety checkpoint and saturation patrols planned
The Redlands Police Department will conduct a grant-funded sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, until 3 a.m., Saturday in the southbound lane of Cajon Street, south of Cypress Avenue. Officers will screen drivers passing through the checkpoint for sobriety and for a valid [...]



Lee County, Florida – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, August 20, 2010

By admin • Aug 16th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, florida

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned
A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled for this weekend, beginning Friday, August 20, 2010. The operation coincides with the beginning of a nationwide education and enforcement campaign, “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location in Lee County as the Sheriff’s Office continues its commitment [...]



Lake Washington, Washington – BUI Enforcement Scheduled During Seafair Festivities August 6-8, 2010

By admin • Aug 3rd, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, WA

Seafair Festivities and Planning Kick into High Gear
The largest and most successful Impaired Operator emphasis on land or water in the State of Washington is kicking into high gear and is in its final stages of planning. One of the largest Impaired Boating Emphasis in the nation is being organized by the Washington State Patrol’s [...]



Norco, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for July 31, 2010

By admin • Jul 31st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

The Norco Office of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a DUI / Driver’s License Safety checkpoint in Norco on July 31, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify DUI drivers and get them off the street, to educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving and [...]



Temecula, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, July 30th , 2010

By admin • Jul 29th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

On Friday, July 30, 2010, from 8:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M., officers from the Temecula Police Department will be conducting a Driving While Under the Influence/Traffic Safety Checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the City of Temecula.
The goal of this operation will be to identify, evaluate, and arrest those motorists who pass through the checkpoint [...]



Pierre, South Dakota – DUI Checkpoints in 13 Counties Across South Dakota

By admin • Jul 27th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, south Dakota

Sobriety Checkpoints planned
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in August in the following counties: Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington, Davison, Hughes, Lawrence, Minnehaha, Pennington, Roberts, Spink, Stanley, Tripp and Yankton.
For sobriety checkpoint text message alerts, visit actcivilized.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 26, 2010
CONTACT: Terry Woster, Public Information Officer, 605.773.3178



Lake Elsinore, California – DUI Saturation Patrols Scheduled for Friday July 23, 2010

By admin • Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

Officers from the Lake Elsinore Police Department will be deployed on a special saturation patrol this weekend to crack down on drunk driving in the City’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety, save lives and prevent injuries.
If you drive drunk, the Lake Elsinore Police Department will be looking for you. The Department’s message is very [...]



Del Mar, California – Opening Day DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Wednesday Evening, July 21, 2010

By admin • Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

DUI Strike Team to Keep the Roadways Safe During the Opening Day of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Horse Racing Festivities
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department and the Avoid DUI Task Force Partners will be deploying on Wednesday evening, July 21, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to midnight for the opening day of the Thoroughbred horse racing festivities [...]



Worcester, Massachusetts – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday July 17, 2010 in Worcester County

By admin • Jul 17th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MA, Other News

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 [...]



Santa Fe, New Mexico – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday evening July 16th, 2010

By admin • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, NM, Other News

Sobriety Checkpoint set for San Miguel County
Santa Fe — State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Friday evening July 16th in San Miguel 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 [...]



Delaware County, Ohio – DUI Enforcement Blitz and Increased Patrols Continue

By admin • Jul 13th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Ohio, Other News

The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office will continue its High Visibility traffic blitz, focusing on drunk drivers and motorists who violate the speed limit.
The move comes after a busy and safe July 4th weekend.
Sheriff Walter L. Davis III said: “We’re thankful there were no lives lost on the roads in our community during such a busy [...]



Pikesville, Maryland – 4th of July DUI Enforcment Scheduled in Baltimore City and Every Maryland County

By admin • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Maryland, Other News

Troopers Ready For Busy Weekend Serving And Protecting
(Pikesville, MD) – From “Operation Centipede” on the Capital Beltway, to “Operation Gauntlet” on the route to Ocean City, to “Smooth Operator” enforcement in Garrett County, to Inner Harbor assistance in Baltimore, Maryland state troopers are ready to implement traffic and criminal enforcement initiatives throughout the holiday weekend [...]



Missouri – Fourth of July DUI Enforcement Scheduled Across the State

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

Have A Safe July Fourth Weekend!
Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers of the importance of safety during the upcoming July Fourth holiday.
In 2009, 11 people were killed and 484 injured in Missouri over the holiday in 1,251 traffic crashes.
One person was killed or injured every 9.5 minutes. Of [...]



Missouri – DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols in June Across 13 counties of Southeast Missouri

By admin • Jun 20th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MO, Other News

Troop E Announces DWI Saturations and Sobriety Checkpoint- Wayne County
Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, announces that Troop E officers will conduct DWI saturations and a sobriety checkpoint during the month of June.
During the month of June, Troop E officers will conduct DWI saturations in some of the 13 counties of Southeast [...]



Worcester, Massachusetts – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled in Worcester County on Saturday June 19, 2010

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

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 [...]



Lake Elsinore, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, June 18, 2010

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

The Lake Elsinore Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, June 18th, in the City of Lake Elsinore, where a significant number of DUI-related collisions and DUI arrests have occurred.
Officers will screen drivers passing through the checkpoint for sobriety and for a valid driver’s license.
Drivers found to be under the [...]



Missouri – DUI Checkpoints Scheduled in Crawford County during the month of June, 2010

By admin • Jun 14th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MO, Other News

Troop I To Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint In June
Captain Lee Ann H. Kenley, commanding officer of Troop I, announces that troopers will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Crawford County during the month of June. The checkpoint will be concentrated in an area and on a particular highway where a larger number of alcohol-related traffic crashes [...]



Hampden, Massachusetts – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Hampden County on Saturday June 12, 2010

By admin • Jun 12th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MA, Other News

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 [...]



Santa Barbara County, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled in Goleta on Friday, June 11, 2010

By admin • Jun 10th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

City of Goleta
The Goleta Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, June 11, 2010 within the City of Goleta.  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 [...]



Escondido, California – Three Arrested at Escondido DUI Checkpoint

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

DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint:  June 4, 2010
On June 4, 2010, the Escondido Police Department conducted a DUI Sobriety / Drivers License Checkpoint at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Fig Street from 6:00 PM until 12:00 AM.  The emphasis of this checkpoint was to detect intoxicated and unlicensed drivers as well as to provide [...]



Oxnard, California – Memorial Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint Arrests

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

On May 29th, 2010, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 12:30 A.M., officers from the Oxnard Police Department, Port Hueneme Police Department, Ventura Police Department, Santa Paula Police Department, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, and California State University Channel Islands conducted a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint in the city of Port Hueneme.
The checkpoint was [...]



Sacramento County, California – Memorial Day Weekend 2010 DUI Checkpoints and Patrols

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

AVOID The Capital 15 – Memorial Day Weekend Holiday DUI Crackdown
DUI Deaths & Injuries show Dramatic 3 Year Drop – Law Enforcement Anti-DUI Efforts Continue
Elk Grove, CA – The Avoid the Capital 15 DUI Campaign will be deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols to continue successful efforts towards [...]



Oxnard, California – Multiple Memorial Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints Across Oxnard

By admin • May 26th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, california

Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint
As the Memorial Day weekend is approaching, the Oxnard Police Department will conduct a multi-location sobriety and drivers license checkpoint Thursday night, May 27th, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight. The checkpoint will be held throughout the City of Oxnard.
During the Memorial Day weekend in 2009, the Oxnard Police Department investigated over [...]



Idaho – DUI Patrols and Seatbelt Enforcement Scheduled Across Idaho During the Memorial Day Weekend Holiday

By admin • May 25th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, ID, Other News

Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner and the Idaho State Police wants to remind motorists to stay safe during their travels.
Many local law enforcement agencies including ISP have partnered with the Idaho Transportation Department’s Office of Highway Safety for the upcoming Seatbelt Mobilization Patrol.
During these patrols, officers will have zero tolerance for non-seatbelt [...]



Bradford, Vermont – Memorial Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for Caledonia / Orange County May 28-31

By admin • May 23rd, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, VT

Checkpoint Announcement
There will be a sobriety checkpoint(s) conducted in the Caledonia/Orange County area over the Memorial Day holiday period by the Vermont State Police in Bradford.
This will be done in an effort to monitor the flow of traffic along Vermont’s highways in the interest of detecting and arresting persons under the influence of alcohol or [...]



Alexandria, Virginia – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2010

By admin • May 21st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Other News, VA

Alexandria Police to Conduct DWI Enforcement
On May 22, Alexandria police will conduct a DWI enforcement effort to deter and apprehend intoxicated drivers.
The DWI crackdown will begin at 10:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 22, and will continue until 6:00 A.M. on Sunday, May 23.
Motorists will be stopped and drivers will be checked to assure that their [...]



New Mexico – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Santa Fe County on Thursday, May 20th, 2010

By admin • May 18th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, NM, Other News

Sobriety Checkpoint set for Santa Fe County
Santa Fe — State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Thursday evening 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 tool, these [...]



Vista, California – Nine Arrested at DUI Checkpoint

By admin • May 16th, 2010 • Category: Other News, california

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Vista Station, conducted a Drunk Driving / License checkpoint in the 2300 block of South Melrose Drive, in the City of Vista.
The checkpoint took place between 8:00 PM and 2:00 AM on Friday evening. A total of 1397 vehicles passed through the checkpoint with 873 of those drivers contacted.
The [...]