Posts Tagged Local

District attorney: Number of local DUI offenses is ’staggering’

Posted by admin on Thursday, 6 October, 2011

On an average day in Lancaster County, five people are charged with DUI. Someone died here every other week last year, on average, in a DUI-related crash, according to police statistics. Law enforcers say they’ve taken notice and hiked police efforts to all-time highs. Penalties to deter drunk drivi…

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6 local residents arrested during DUI operations

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 31 August, 2011

Sonoma County law enforcement officers arrested 27 people for DUI warrants and DUI probation violations last weekend — including five from Petaluma and one from Penngrove — as part of an ongoing operation targeting drunken drivers.

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Local man jailed after police chase

Posted by admin on Saturday, 9 April, 2011

Local man jailed after police chase
A short vehicle pursuit after an attempted traffic stop Friday led to a local man’s arrest for DUI and other charges. Princeton police arrested Jarrod R. Cooper, 20, of Cooper Circle, after the pursuit at 11:03 p.m. Friday.

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Jury trial delayed in local man’s case

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 6 April, 2011

Jury trial delayed in local man’s case
A Bartlesville man charged in connection with an alleged attempt to kill his wife in 2009 was able to delay a trial after he dismissed his attorney just days before the case was to be heard by a jury.

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Nine citations issued in local alcohol sales sting

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 21 July, 2010

Nine citations issued in local alcohol sales sting
By Derek Jordan Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA — Employees of nearly 10 businesses, mostly in and around Sierra Vista, were cited with selling alcohol to underage customers in a recent sting, the sheriff’s office said. Adult volunteers under age 21 assisted with the operation, which was conducted by the Southeastern Arizona DUI Task Force, said Carol Capas, spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff …

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DUI checkpoints planned amid local protests

Posted by admin on Friday, 16 July, 2010

Petaluma police officers conduct a DUI checkpoint on Bodega Avenue in July of 2009. Checkpoints are planned July 16 and 23.

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Local woman speaks out after DUI manslaughter conviction, prison term

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 9 June, 2010

Local woman speaks out after DUI manslaughter conviction, prison term
TALLAHASSEE — When she was 19 and carefree, Megan Thompson went to a party with her boyfriend, drank a few beers, took some Xanax and then drove home. Thompson believes she passed out while driving and does not remember anything until the next…

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Recent local DUI-related arrests

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 8 June, 2010

Pierce Jacob Toomey, 48 hours community service; $503; DUI school; victim impact panel. Gregorio Meza-Rodarte, 180 days jail, suspended; 20 days house arrest with time served; $753; DUI school; victim impact panel.

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DUI simulator visits local schools

Posted by admin on Thursday, 15 April, 2010

DUI simulator visits local schools
It was raining. Boiling Springs High School sophomore Johnnie Howard, 16, had had about four drinks before getting behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Impala.

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Police planning DUI patrols throughout county (Daily Local News)

Posted by admin on Thursday, 4 February, 2010

Police departments throughout Chester County, in conjunction with the Chester County Intensified Law Enforcement Highway Safety Project, will conduct DUI patrols Friday through Sunday. These patrols will continue throughout the year in the county where crash and DUI statistics have demonstrated a significant rate of impaired vehicle operators, police said.

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