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Broward County, Florida – DUI Checkpoint on E. Oakland Park Boulevard Scheduled for Friday, May 28, 2010

By admin • May 25th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, florida

DUI Enforcement Operation
10:00 pm Friday, May 28, 2010 to
3:00 am Saturday, May 29, 2010
1033 E. Oakland Park Boulevard
Oakland Park
Broward Sheriff’s Office DUI Task Force and district personnel, in conjunction with other agencies and municipalities, will be conducting a DUI checkpoint operation per the above location and times. They will be actively enforcing DUI laws and [...]



Norco, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday May 29, 2010

By admin • May 23rd, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

The Norco Office of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a DUI/Driver’s License Safety checkpoint in Norco on May 29, 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 to encourage sober [...]



Palm Desert, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday May 22nd 2010

By admin • May 21st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Palm Desert Police Department to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint
Public Also Asked to Call 911 to Report Suspected Drunk Drivers
The Palm Desert Police Department, in its continued dedication to public safety, will be conducting a Driving While Intoxicated / Driver’s License Checkpoint on Saturday May 22nd , from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. This checkpoint is part [...]



Rancho Mirage, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday May 21, 2010

By admin • May 20th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Rancho Mirage Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Rancho Mirage Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday May 21, 2010 from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., in Rancho Mirage. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted [...]



Redlands, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday, May 15th, 2010

By admin • May 13th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Impaired driving targeted by RPD sobriety checkpoint
The Redlands Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint beginning at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15, through 3 a.m. Sunday in the northbound lane of Orange Street south of San Bernardino Avenue.
A significant number of DUI-related collisions and DUI arrests have occurred in this area. Officers [...]



Vista, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday May 14, 2010

By admin • May 13th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Vista Sheriff’s Station Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department – Vista Station will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on the evening of May 14, 2010, at an undisclosed location in the City of Vista.
In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints [...]



Loma Linda, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, May 14, 2010

By admin • May 9th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

The Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, May 14, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., in the City of Loma Linda. 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 [...]



Massachusetts – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday May 8, 2010 in Essex County, Mass.

By admin • May 8th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MA, Topic

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 [...]



Redwood City, California – Cinco de Mayo DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

By admin • May 2nd, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

On Wednesday, May 5th, 2010, the Redwood City Police Department will be conducting a D.U.I. Sobriety checkpoint.
The checkpoint will be located on westbound Woodside Road (Hwy 84) at Spring Street, Redwood City, CA.
The Redwood City Police Department conducts random D.U.I. Sobriety checkpoints as part of a traffic safety grant acquired from the California Office of [...]



Omaha, Nebraska – High Visibility DUI Enforcement Begins on May 1st, 2010

By admin • Apr 30th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, nebraska

Impaired Drivers Focus of Douglas County Enforcement
(Omaha, NE)-  Nebraska State Patrol Troop A- Omaha will hold a series of high visibility enforcement efforts designed to help reduce fatality crashes and take impaired drivers off our roadways.
The special summer enforcement will be conducted on roadways in Douglas County beginning May 1, 2010.
From May through August 2009, [...]



Riverside, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, April 30, 2010

By admin • Apr 30th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Riverside Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Riverside Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, April 30, 2010, from 6:00 pm until 12:00 am, in the city of Riverside. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to [...]



Missouri – DUI Saturation Patrol Scheduled in Genevieve County During the Month of May

By admin • Apr 25th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MO, Topic

Patrol Announces A DWI Saturation In Ste. Genevieve County
Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer, Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces that sometime during the month of May 2010, Troop C officers will conduct a DWI saturation in Ste. Genevieve County. The area selected for enforcement is based on a high number of drinking-related crashes, high number [...]



Santa Barbara, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for the City of Goleta on Saturday, April 24th, 2010

By admin • Apr 23rd, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

City of Goleta Police Target Impaired Drivers With DUI Checkpoint
Goleta – April 22nd, 2010
The Goleta Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, April 24, 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 [...]



Escondido, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, April 23, 2010

By admin • Apr 22nd, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint Scheduled
The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, April 23, from 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM, in the City of Escondido.  In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and [...]



Glendale, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday, May 1st, 2010

By admin • Apr 17th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Glendale Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Glendale Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., in the City of Glendale. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to [...]



Cypress, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2010

By admin • Apr 17th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Cypress Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Cypress Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday,  April 17, 2010, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., on Lincoln  west of Valley View.  In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to [...]



St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled This Weekend April 16th-April 18th, 2010

By admin • Apr 15th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Louisiana, Topic

Sobriety Checkpoint scheduled for Troop L
Louisiana State Police Troop L will conduct a DWI Checkpoint this weekend in the Troop L area. The Checkpoint will begin at approximately 9:00 pm and will be manned by Louisiana State Police along with Wildlife and Fishery Agents.
Every year on the highways across the state of Louisiana, numerous people [...]



Tempe, Arizona – DUI / Safety Enforcement Scheduled from April 12th to April 25th, 2010

By admin • Apr 13th, 2010 • Category: Arizona, DUI Checkpoints, Topic

Tempe Police Department Two Week Enforcement Campaign
The Tempe Police Department, working in cooperation with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety will be participating in a special enforcement detail from April 12th to April 25th.
We will be providing additional officers for enhanced enforcement patrols at high–accident intersections, commercial vehicle enforcement, impaired driving enforcement, and school zone [...]



Missouri – DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols Scheduled for Buchanan and Clinton Counties

By admin • Apr 11th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MO, Topic

Troop H: Announcement Of May Sobriety Saturation And Checkpoint
Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H in St. Joseph, announces that sometime during the month of May, Troop H will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and a driving while intoxicated saturation. The saturation will be held in Buchanan County and the checkpoint will be conducted [...]



Fairfax County, Virginia – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled in the Mount Vernon Police District on Saturday, April 10, 2010

By admin • Apr 10th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, VA

DWI Checkpoint in Mount Vernon Police District
Fairfax County police officers from around the county will conduct a sobriety checkpoint to deter and apprehend intoxicated drivers on Saturday, April 10 from 11:30 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
All motorists will be stopped and drivers will be checked to assure that their abilities to drive have not been [...]



Escondido, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, April 9, 2010

By admin • Apr 7th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint Scheduled
Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes.  In California last year 1,029 people died in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.  That is why the Escondido Police Department announced today they will be holding a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint [...]



Rutland County, Vermont – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for the Week of April 4th, 2010

By admin • Apr 5th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, VT

Vermont State Police will be conducting a  DUI sobriety checkpoint in the Rutland County area the week of 4/4/10.  Participation will focus on removing impaired drivers from the roadway as well as a reduction in overall vehicle crashes.   Vermonters are urged to use a designated driver whenever necessary.
Respectfully,
Sergeant Thomas Mozzer
Vermont State Police
Rutland Barracks
(802) 773-9101



Costa Mesa, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, April 2nd, 2010

By admin • Mar 31st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

The Costa Mesa Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint this Friday, April 2, targeting drunk drivers, underage drinking, and unlicensed drivers.
The checkpoint will be at Newport Boulevard/Flower Street from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Law enforcement officers from police departments across the region will be working to arrest impaired drivers and teenagers who [...]



Platte County, Missouri – DUI Checkpoints Scheduled by Sheriff Throughout the Month of April

By admin • Mar 30th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, MO, Topic

The Platte County Sheriff’s Department may conduct sobriety checkpoints at various locations within Platte County during the month of April. The checkpoints are aimed at reducing the number of intoxicated driver related crashes, which occur on our roadways.
The checkpoint will involve briefly stopping traffic for the purpose of checking for drinking drivers. Intoxicated drivers will [...]



Murrieta, California – Six Arrested at DUI Checkpoint

By admin • Mar 29th, 2010 • Category: Topic, california

On Friday March 26, 2010 the Murrieta Police Department conducted a combination sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint in the City of Murrieta.  The checkpoint was set up to screen traffic eastbound Clinton Keith Road east of Murrieta Oaks West.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National [...]



Costa Mesa, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Saturday, March 27th, 2010

By admin • Mar 25th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

The Costa Mesa Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, March 27th, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at Harbor Boulevard at Peterson Place.
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 [...]



Vermont – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled in Rutland County the Weekend of March 26th, 2010

By admin • Mar 21st, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, VT

Vermont State Police will be conducting several DUI sobriety checkpoints and targeted saturation patrols throughout the weekend 26MAR10 in the Rutland County area.  Participation will focus on removing impaired drivers from the roadway as well as a reduction in overall vehicle crashes.   Vermonters are urged to use a designated driver whenever necessary.
Respectfully,
Sergeant Thomas Mozzer
Vermont State [...]



Boise, Idaho – St. Patrick’s Day DUI Enforcement Underway Until March 22nd, 2010

By admin • Mar 20th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, ID, Topic

Don’t press your luck this St. Patrick’s Day and drive impaired
BOISE – If St. Patrick’s Day celebrations include a “wee bit” of spirits, the Idaho Transportation Department reminds motorists to make the right choice to drink responsibly and not drive impaired.
“St. Patrick’s Day is a big night out for many Americans – especially young adults,” [...]



Lake Elsinore, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, March, 19th, 2010

By admin • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

Impaired Driving Targeted by The Lake Elsinore Police Department Checkpoint
DUI Saturation Patrol The Lake Elsinore Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, March 19th at an undisclosed location within the city, where a significant number of DUI-related collisions and DUI arrests have occurred. Officers will screen drivers passing through the [...]



Goleta, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, March 12th, 2010

By admin • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, Topic, california

City of Goleta Police Target Impaired Drivers
DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday
The City of Goleta Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, March 12th within the City of Goleta, where a significant number of DUI-related collisions and DUI arrests have occurred. Officers will screen drivers passing through the checkpoint for sobriety [...]