Friday, February 15, 2013
Police will conduct operation A.R.R.E.S.T. this weekend in St. Louis County to crack down on impaired driving.
Missouri State Highway Patrol officers made the announcement of the crackdown in a news release. According to the release, “Operation A.R.R.E.S.T” (Alcohol Related Response Enforcement Strike Team) will take place in St. Louis County Saturday. The operation will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 3 a.m., Sunday. "The purpose of Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. is to increase the motoring public’s awareness of the potential hazards of operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition," the MSHP stated in the release. Six Missouri state troopers will be conducting the operation across the county this weekend. "Troopers continually work to maximize enforcement efforts in deterring impaired driving, to remove intoxicated drivers from Missouri roadways…
Saturday, December 8, 2012
St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers this coming week will participate in a stepped up effort to check drivers for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) to help curb holiday injuries and deaths.
Where have you last seen sobriety checkpoints in Wildwood? You may be seeing them again soon. St. Louis County Police Highway Safety Unit and Division of Patrol officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints throughout the month of December. St. Louis County Police media officer Randy Vaughn said specially trained officers will check motorists to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers on streets and highways. Inconvenience to motorists will be minimal, he said. St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers will participate in the 2012 Holiday DWI Enforcement Campaign Dec. 10-16 to stop people from driving impaired. Vaughn told Patch the exact locations of checkpoints could not be revealed ahead of time. Officers …
Thursday, May 19, 2011
This month, Eureka Police Department officers made a concerted effort within the "You Drink and Drive, You Lose" campaign to identify impaired drivers due to a variety of safety reasons.
Four impaired driving arrests were made during the "drunk driving crackdown" conducted May 4–13 by Eureka Police Department officers. "It is illegal for someone under 21 to possess or consume alcohol in Missouri, yet youth make up a significant proportion of drunk drivers, causing traffic crashes on Missouri roadways. Missouri has a Zero Tolerance Law," said Eureka Police Chief Wiegand. "If you are under 21, your license will be suspended if you’re caught driving with even a trace of alcohol in your system." Wiegand said officers also issued a variety of traffic citations during the specified period: four speeding tickets; one driving while suspended; two minors in possession; and 24 other traffic violations. One felony arrest was made …
