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The Newport Beach Police Department will conduct DUI patrols on Friday night

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Newport Beach, News Leave a comment

Newport Beach Police Department

Community: Press Release – Increased DUI Patrols Planned for St. Patrick’s Day

Increased DUI Patrols planned for St. Patrick’s Day

Remember: Plan Before You Party

As one of the country’s most popular holidays, St. Patrick’s Day is an occasion for millions of Americans to celebrate their Irish ancestry, and for many more to join in the festivities. Tragically, March 17 has also become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays. In fact, the combined data from 2011 to 2015 shows that 252 people died as a result of drunk-driving traffic collisions during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, with more than one quarter of those collisions occurring in the early morning post-party hours (midnight to 5:59 a.m.). Continue reading→

Orange County DUI Task Force holiday crackdown on impaired driving

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Irvine, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety Leave a comment

NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org

Orange County DUI Task Force Holiday Crackdown on Impaired Driving

SANTA ANA, Calif. – (December 12, 2014) — This time of year, with all the holiday parties and festive occasions, many partygoers will be drinking. If you are celebrating with alcohol this holiday season, local law enforcement agencies have a message for you: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Due to the increase in drunk-driving-related fatalities around the holidays each year, law enforcement agencies across the country will be out in force December 12, 2014 through January 1, 2015 actively searching for drunk drivers.

The Orange County Avoid DUI Task Force will be aggressively looking for drunk drivers this holiday season with plans in place for 14 DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints, a minimum of 27 local roving DUI Saturation Patrols and a DUI Warrant/Probation Sweep. Continue reading→

DUI Saturation Patrols and Checkpoints set for the 4th of July weekend

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Anaheim, Crime, Orange County Sheriff Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042, JHallock@ocsd.org
Emily Osterberg (714) 647-1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org

This Fourth of July, ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’

SANTA ANA, Calif. – (July 2, 2014) – This Fourth of July families and friends will gather to celebrate our country with parades, parties and fireworks. For many people the celebration includes alcohol, but the holiday quickly goes from festive to fatal when people choose to drive after drinking.

To crack down on drug and alcohol impaired driving this Fourth of July the ‘Avoid the 38’ DUI Task Force will be out in full force, aggressively targeting those who put lives in danger. The DUI task force will be deploying deputies and officers to DUI/Driver’s License checkpoints in the cities of Buena Park, Cypress, Irvine and Laguna Niguel, and DUI saturation patrols in the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Irvine, Orange, Westminster, CSU Fullerton, and several cities within the Sheriff’s Department contract area. The CHP will also be deploying all available officers onto freeways and county roads as part of their Maximum Enforcement Period. Continue reading→

Winter Holiday DUI campaign update – DUI arrests are down

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, News, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff Leave a comment

Orange County Sheriff’s Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Winter Holiday Dui Campaign Update

DUI Arrests Down & No DUI Fatalities

SANTA ANA, California (December 23, 2013) – The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special ‘Avoid the 38’ DUI deployments over the weekend in Orange County.

From 12:01 a.m. Friday, December 13 through midnight on Sunday, December 22, 2013, officers representing 38 county law enforcement agencies have arrested 490 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2012, 588 DUI arrests occurred during the same ten (10) day time period. There have been no DUI related deaths reported. (NOTE: These numbers are only provisional with some agencies yet to report). Continue reading→

Irvine Police receive a grant for special traffic and DUI enforcement

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Irvine, Traffic Leave a comment

City of Irvine, Police Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE #11/18/2013

Subject: Irvine Police Department Receives Grants for Special Traffic and DUI Enforcement

IRVINE, CA (November 18, 2013): The Irvine Police Department has been awarded two grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) further supporting their traffic safety efforts.

The Sobriety Checkpoint Program grant for $77,050 will target alcohol and drug impaired driving offenders through additional DUI checkpoints and educational materials. When possible, officers with specialized training will staff checkpoints to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Continue reading→

O.C. DUI Task Force will crack down on drunk drivers this Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety 1 Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Halloween Revelers Beware: The DUI Task Force is Cracking Down on Drunk Drivers

SANTA ANA, CA (October 30, 2013) – This Halloween the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will crack down on drunk and drugged drivers throughout the county with an aggressive Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement effort. The ‘Avoid the 13’ DUI Task Force is giving a warning to all partygoers – keep the party off the road. Continue reading→

O.C. Sheriff’s Department receives grant for countywide DUI enforcement effort

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Orange County Sheriff Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 647 7042/Gail Krause (714) 647-1840

Orange County Sheriff’s Department Receives Grant for County-Wide DUI Enforcement Campaign

SANTA ANA, CA – (October 18, 2013) – Drunk and drugged driving remains the number one killer on our roadways with 774 deaths and over 24,000 injuries. The “Avoid the 13” DUI Task Force will be combating this deadly problem through DUI enforcement efforts in Orange County. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be administering a recent $114,232 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to cover DUI enforcement operations within the department’s 13 contract cities. Continue reading→

Summer/Labor Day avoid DUI campaign update

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Irvine, News, OCDA, OCSD, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:
Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 647-7042
Gail Krause (714) 647-1840

Summer / Labor Day Holiday Avoid DUI Campaign – Week One Update

SANTA ANA, California – (August 24, 2013) – The Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special “Avoid the 38” DUI deployments during the first week of the period. Continue reading→

Orange County DUI Task Force announces DUI crackdown

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, News, OCSD, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 647-7042 and Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Orange County DUI Task Force Joins National Crackdown to Reduce Drunk Driving Fatalities

‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign Will Target Drunk Drivers

SANTA ANA, California (August 15, 2013) – From mid-August through Labor Day, sheriff, police and CHP officials will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunk driving. The crackdown in Orange County will run from August 16 through September 2, 2013.

The effective nationwide drunk driving crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement, high-profile events, and will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to curb drunk driving in August and through the Labor Day holiday weekend. Continue reading→

O.C. Sheriff announces Memorial Day weekend DUI crackdown

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Irvine, News, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety Leave a comment

SHERIFF-CORONER DEPARTMENT, COUNTY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
NEWS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gail Krause, (714) 623-8940

Memorial Day Weekend DUI Crackdown
High Visibility DUI Campaign Set for Holiday Weekend

SANTA ANA, CA – (May 23, 2013) – The Orange County DUI Task Force is deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols countywide to arrest impaired drivers and to keep the public aware of the dangers of driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs. Continue reading→