Home  News Productive Night for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office St. Patrick’s Day DUI Task Force
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Productive Night for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office St. Patrick’s Day DUI Task Force |
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Written by Lieutenant Tamatha Villar
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Wednesday, 18 March 2009 |
Florence, Ariz . – The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, working in cooperation with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, marked the beginning of the Pinal County DUI Task Force by hosting a “kick off” DUI Task Force on Tuesday March 17, 2009 in the Johnson Ranch/Queen Creek area of Pinal County. This enforcement effort ran in conjunction with the St Patrick’s Day Holiday.
The Task Force was operational from 5pm until 3am with 8 of the 10 participating agencies sending over 25 officers and deputies.
- 369 traffic stops
- 16 DUI arrests (15 misdemeanor, 1 aggravated DUI)
- Average Blood Alcohol Content was .141
- 3 DRE (drug recognition evaluations)
- 9 seat belt citations
- 221 other citations
Agencies participating in this event included the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Casa Grande, Gila River, Coolidge, Florence, Eloy and Maricopa Police Department’s.
The Pinal County DUI Task Force participating agencies and officers would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Subway #33330 and Fry’s Marketplace, both located at Hunt Highway and Bella Vista, for donating food and water to feed the officers and deputies during the detail.
“I was impressed with the commitment shown by the participating agencies and officers who worked last nights detail. Pinal County law enforcement agencies and officers are committed to coordinating crime fighting efforts and DUI enforcement to ensure all our communities are safer. Last night, we joined forces and showed high visibility and zero tolerance. This cooperative effort sends a strong message, we will continue to work together since crime is on the rise and budgets are tight”, Sheriff Paul Babeu said.
The next Pinal County DUI Task Force detail will be conducted in the Florence area on April 3rd and 4th in conjunction with the Country Thunder music event. A press release regarding this event will be sent out following this release.
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