Week 5 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce

Dover – Seventeen (17) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the fifth weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign.  This brings the total DUI arrests made as part of the campaign to 59.  Statewide, there have been over 2,800 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.

In addition to the checkpoint DUI arrests last weekend, officers issued 3 citations for underage drinking, issued 1 cell phone citations, apprehended 9 wanted individuals, made 3 drug arrests, issued 7 seat belt citations, and issued 73 citations for various other traffic violations.

Three checkpoints are scheduled to take place the weekend of August 3rd.   They are scheduled for:

Friday August 3rd –  Wilmington – (DSP)- checkpoint

Rehoboth Beach- (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

Saturday August 4th –  Seaford- (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, by 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, www.DUIRealTime.com and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.

 


Week 4 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce

Dover – Nine (9) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the fourth weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign.  This brings the total DUI arrests made as part of the campaign to 42.  Statewide, there have been over 2,600 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.

In addition to the checkpoint DUI arrests, officers issued 4 citations for underage drinking, issued 3 cell phone citations, apprehended 3 wanted individuals, made 5 drug arrests, issued 6 seat belt citations, and issued 49 citations for various other traffic violations.

Three checkpoints are scheduled to take place the weekend of July 27th.   They are scheduled for:

Friday July 27th –    Bear- (DSP)- checkpoint

Seaford (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

Saturday July 28th –  Harrington- (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

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, www.DUIRealTime.com and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.


DUI Checkpoint Set For Friday July 20th

Dover – One checkpoint is scheduled to take place the weekend of July 20th.   It is scheduled for:

Friday July 20th – Newport – (NCCo DUI Task Force) – checkpoint

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, www.DUIRealTime.com and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.


Week 2 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce

Dover – Thirteen (13) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the second weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign.  This brings the total DUI arrests made in the last 2 weeks as part of the campaign to 21.  Statewide, there have been over 2,400 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.

In addition to the checkpoint DUI arrests, officers issued 3 citations for underage drinking, 3 cell phone citations, apprehended 3 wanted individuals, made 5 drug arrests, issued 39 seat belt citations, and 82 citations for various other traffic violations.

Three checkpoints are scheduled to take place the weekend of July 13th.   They are scheduled for:

Friday July 13th –    Wilmington- (NCCo DUI Task Force)- checkpoint

Saturday July 14th –   Rehoboth- (DSP)- checkpoint

Dover- (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

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, www.DUIRealTime.com and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.


Results For First Weekend of Enforcement for 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce Campaign

More DUI checkpoints set for upcoming weekend.

Dover – Eight (8) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the inaugural weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign.  Officers statewide conducted three sobriety checkpoints in Newport, Georgetown, and Magnolia.

In addition to the checkpoint DUI arrests, officers issued 1 citation for underage drinking, 1 cell phone citation, apprehended 5 wanted individuals, made 1 drug arrest, issued 16 seat belt citations, and 61 citations for various other traffic violations.

Four checkpoints are scheduled to take place the weekend of July 6th.   They are scheduled for:

Friday July 6th –    Newark- (NCCo DUI Task Force)- checkpoint

Milford (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

Saturday July 7th –   Smyrna (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

Rehoboth (multi-jurisdictional effort)- checkpoint

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, www.DUIRealTime.com and follow regular campaign updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe and Facebook www.facebook.com/ArriveAliveDE.