Dover – There have been a total of 198 DUI arrests made since June 29th as part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign.  There have been over 3,800 DUI arrests made statewide since January.   Last weekend Checkpoint Strikeforce conducted 3 DUI checkpoints; one in Newport on Rt. 4, one in Fenwick Island on Rt. 54, and one in Rehoboth Beach on Rehoboth Ave. Officers arrested 10 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs, issued 2 citations for underage drinking, apprehended 3 wanted individuals, made 4 drug arrests, recovered 1 stolen vehicle, seized 1 weapon, issued 1 cell phone citation, issued 18 seat belt citations, issued 1 child restraint citation, and issued 38 citations for various other traffic violations.

Three sobriety checkpoints are scheduled to occur the weekend of October 20th.  They are scheduled as follows:

Friday October 19th–   Wilmington (NcCo DUI Task Force)- checkpoint

Seaford (multi-jurisdictional effort) – checkpoint

Saturday October 20th-   Woodside (DSP)- checkpoint

Those convicted of a first time DUI offense in Delaware can expect to lose their driver’s license for up to three months, attend an 8-week DUI treatment class and pay nearly 4-thousand dollars in court, treatment, DMV, and lawyer’s fees.

Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, and using high visibility enforcement to deter those who would otherwise choose to drink and drive.  The campaign, a six month long effort running through New Year’s Eve, involves setting up weekly DUI checkpoints statewide.

For more information on Checkpoint Strikeforce visit www.ohs.delaware.gov and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.  You can also see the real consequences of a DUI in Delaware at www.DUIRealTime.com.

Dover – Officers arrested 9 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs last weekend as part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign.  There have been over 3,700 DUI arrests statewide since January.

In addition to last weekend’s 9 DUI arrests, officers issued 2 citations for underage drinking, apprehended 3 wanted individuals, made 3 drug arrests, issued 1 cell phone citation, issued 2 seat belt citations, issued 1 child restraint citation, and issued 36 citations for various other traffic violations.

Three sobriety checkpoints are scheduled to occur the weekend of October 13th.  They are scheduled as follows:

Friday October 12th–         Newport (NcCo DUI Task Force)- checkpoint

Fenwick Island (DSP) – checkpoint

Saturday October 13th-     Rehoboth Beach (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

Those convicted of a first time DUI offense in Delaware can expect to lose their driver’s license for up to three months, attend an 8-week DUI treatment class and pay nearly 4-thousand dollars in court, treatment, DMV, and lawyer’s fees.

Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, and using high visibility enforcement to deter those who would otherwise choose to drink and drive.  The campaign, a six month long effort running through New Year’s Eve, involves setting up weekly DUI checkpoints statewide.

For more information on Checkpoint Strikeforce visit www.ohs.delaware.gov and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.  You can also see the real consequences of a DUI in Delaware at DUIRealTime.com.

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.  

The free tablets will be distributed on Thursday, October 11, 2012, between noon and 7:00PM at the Townsend Fire Station.  The station is located 107 Main Street in Townsend.  Delaware residents living within the affected ten mile radius, called the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ), have received notification of the distribution via U.S. Mail.  

Potassium Iodide will be available to residents who received it previously and whose tablets have reached their expiration date, as well as those who never received the tablets before.  Individuals with home or business addressed within the EPZ are eligible to receive the KI tablets.  The State of Delaware received the tablets when it chose to participate in a program initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Potassium iodide does not protect against external radiation, but can help protect the thyroid gland from ingested or inhaled radioactive iodine that might be released in a radiation emergency.  KI is one of the measures outlined in Delaware’s emergency plans developed for use in a nuclear incident.  The primary method of protecting residents is evacuation of the EPZ.  Potassium iodide offers additional protection.

In the event of a radiation emergency, state and local officials will inform the public through messages on Emergency Action System (EAS) radio stations.  The messages will include instructions on how affected residents should react, directions to evacuation routes and emergency reception centers, and when to take the KI tablets.

All Delaware residents living within the 10-mile EPZ, as well as those who work or own businesses within the Emergency Planning Zone are eligible to receive the free potassium iodide tablets.  By following the guidelines included in the informational mailing, they can assist in making the distribution effective and efficient.

Those who are eligible to receive the KI tablets should bring a photo ID such as a driver’s license, or proof of residency such as a utility bill with them to the distribution center at Townsend Fire Station.  Individuals in possession of potassium iodide that has passed the expiration date can bring those tablets to the distribution center to receive new tablets.

Delaware residents living outside of the 10-mile EPZ who would like to obtain potassium iodide tablets should contact their pharmacist.  KI is available over-the-counter at some local pharmacies.

For additional information regarding the potassium iodide distribution program in Delaware, call the Delaware Emergency Management Agency Radiological Emergency Planning section at 302-659-3362.

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and notification system on Tuesday, October 9, 2012.  Sirens will sound between 8:00AM and 5:00PM.

The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) plants will be activated for three to five minutes.  The siren tests will be followed by a test message of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on local radio stations.  

Sirens that will be tested are the same sirens that would alert the public in the event of an actual emergency at either the Salem or Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.  In such an emergency, the public would be alerted by the sirens to tune radios to one of the local EAS stations for important emergency instructions.

Dover – Officers arrested 6 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs over NASCAR weekend as part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign.  The total DUI arrests since enforcement began for Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign this year in July is now at 179 and there have been over 3,700 DUI arrests statewide since January.

In addition to last weekend’s 6 DUI arrests, officers issued 1 citation for underage drinking, apprehended 2 wanted individuals, made 2 drug arrests, issued 1 cell phone citation, issued 5 seat belt citations, issued 1 child restraint citation, and issued 33 citations for various other traffic violations.

Two sobriety checkpoints are scheduled to occur the weekend of October 6th.  They are scheduled as follows:

Friday October 5th–   Newark (NcCo DUI Task Force)- checkpoint

Saturday October 6th-   Dover (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

Those convicted of a first time DUI offense in Delaware can expect to lose their driver’s license for up to three months, attend an 8-week DUI treatment class and pay nearly 4-thousand dollars in court, treatment, DMV, and lawyer’s fees.

Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, and using high visibility enforcement to deter those who would otherwise choose to drink and drive.  The campaign, a six month long effort running through New Year’s Eve, involves setting up weekly DUI checkpoints statewide.

For more information on Checkpoint Strikeforce visit www.ohs.delaware.gov and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.  You can also see the real consequences of a DUI in Delaware at DUIRealTime.com.