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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Police Make 317 DUI Arrests Over Holidays

An eight-week police task force launched efforts against drunk driving and underaged drinking this holiday season.

A holiday police task force released the results of its eight-week effort against drunk driving and underaged drinking Wednesday, netting 317 arrests for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs and another 270 gallons of beer confiscated from underage drinkers. The Montgomery County Police working with the Maryland State Police, Gaithersburg Police and the Maryland-National Capital Park Police launched the 15-member task force from mid-November through New Year’s Eve. According to the report, the task force: The task force also proactively enforced underage drinking statutes. Officers seized in excess of: A press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Public Safety Training Academy in Rockville where Captain Thomas …

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Police Cite 7 With DUIs and Give More Than 100 Warnings in Pre-Thanksgiving Enforcement

Police stepped up their presence on Wednesday night in order to prevent drunk driving and underage drinking.

Montgomery County Police stopped more than 200 cars in downtown Bethesda on Wednesday evening as a way to prevent drunk driving and to target underage drinking — prevalent concerns on the night before Thanksgiving. Thirty-six officers were trained to recognize false identification and 31 officers took part in the enforcement around Montgomery County — an effort that included the use of saturation patrols, undisclosed sobriety checkpoints and compliance checks with the Department of Liquor Control, according to information police released Thursday. Police added enforcement because statistically the night before Thanksgiving has had the greatest potential for underage drinking because of the number of college students who return home and …

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