DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road

The Vermont State Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints during the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend between 11/24/2009 and
11/30/2009 in the Addison County area.
The goal of the checkpoints is to educate Motorists about the dangers associated with impaired driving and to arrest any driver who may be impaired due to the consumption
of [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled for this Weekend
The Las Cruces Police Department will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint within city limits during the dates of Nov. 20-22, 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 [...]

DWI Checkpoint in Mason Police District
Fairfax County police officers from around the county will conduct a sobriety checkpoint to deter and apprehend intoxicated drivers on Thursday, November 19 from 11:30 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. Friday. All motorists will be stopped and drivers will be checked to assure that their abilities to drive have not been [...]

L.B.P.D. Targets Impaired Drivers With Checkpoint
On Saturday, November 14, 2009, the Long Beach Police Department is conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The checkpoint will be located at Ocean Boulevard and Chestnut Place.  In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI [...]

EMPHASIS: DWI Saturation Announced
Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H in St. Joseph, announces that sometime during the month of December, a driving while intoxicated saturation will be held in Buchanan County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will conduct the saturation.
A total of four troopers will be assigned to the eight-hour operation.
Troop H [...]

Traffic Safety Checkpoint in Laguna Hills
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint in the City of Laguna Hills on Friday, November 6, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
The checkpoints are set up to target drivers who are driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol and/or without [...]

In comparison to last year’s Halloween night, Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers doubled the number of DUII arrests during a 12-hour period between 6:00 p.m., October 31st, and 6:00 a.m. November 1st.
OSP troopers were involved in a statewide and national cooperative law enforcement campaign – “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” – that started [...]

Dane County Sheriff’s Deputies took a total of thirteen drunk drivers off the roads over the Halloween weekend.
On Friday night, the first arrest occurred on CTH B in the town of Christiana when deputies responded to a vehicle vs. tree crash.  The 57-year-old female driver from Deerfield was transported to Meriter Hospital with non-life threatening [...]

Law Enforcement Watching For “Drink-’n-Driving Trick-Or-Treaters”
Saturday-Night Holiday Portends Bad Omen for Minnesota Roads
SAINT PAUL — Law enforcement across Minnesota will be trick-or-treating for impaired drivers on Halloween weekend — a serious concern for agencies as Halloween falls on a Saturday, likely causing an increased number of revelers. Halloween celebrants are encouraged to have a plan [...]

The Kansas Highway Patrol is urging motorists and community members to practice caution as Halloween approaches.
Caution can be the key to safety as an increasing number of people are out, including pedestrians walking, parents driving their children, and people attending Halloween parties.
It is imperative that safety play a role in the fun during the day [...]

Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department – Sobriety checkpoint set for Halloween
The purpose of this sobriety checkpoint is to focus on alcohol related offenses through very visible and active law enforcement. In addition to a checkpoint the OCSO will also have several saturation patrols looking for drivers who are operating vehicles under the influence of drugs and [...]

Travels five exits before being stopped by Trooper.
Saturday, October 24, 2009 -  An SP Liberty trooper responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle traveling the wrong way on State Route 17 near Liberty, NY.  The vehicle, a 2005 Toyota, was located at about Exit 101 in the town of Liberty and successfully stopped  in [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint Set for this Week
The Las Cruces Police Department will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint within city limits during the dates of Oct. 21-24, 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 [...]

North Platte, NE)-  In an effort to reduce traffic crashes by encouraging the safe upkeep and operation of motor vehicles, the Nebraska State Patrol Troop D Headquarters-North Platte in conjunction with The Nebraska Department of Roads is planning a 24 hour vehicle checkpoint.
The vehicle checkpoint is planned for Lincoln County, beginning in the morning hours [...]

September 30, 2009
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 31 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 [...]

September 23, 2009
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 34 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 [...]

DUI Checkpoint Press Release
The Costa Mesa Police Department will be conducting a sobriety / driver license checkpoint on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The checkpoint will be located eastbound Wilson Street, west of Pomona. In addition to law breakers, the checkpoint is to bring about awareness to the dangers of [...]

RPD to conduct sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint.
Redlands Police will be conducting a sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint between 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept 19, and 3 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on Redlands Boulevard east of 6th Street. The checkpoint will be set up for eastbound traffic.
Grant funding for the sobriety checkpoint was provided by the California Office of Traffic [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned
A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled for this weekend, beginning Friday, September 17, 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 [...]

Troop A: DWI Checkpoint In Johnson County
Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces that sometime during the month of September, members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Johnson County.
The checkpoint is part of the continuing effort by the Missouri State Highway Patrol to [...]