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Charlie A. Dooley
County Executive

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Colonel Tim Fitch
Chief of Police

Oct
31
2012

St. Louis County Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoints

Posted 201 days ago ago by News Editor

For Immediate Release

31-Oct-2012

The St. Louis County Police Highway Safety Unit and officers from the Division of Patrol will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the month of November, 2012. Specially trained officers will be checking motorists in an effort to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers on our streets and highways. Inconvenience to motorists will be minimal.

The officers participating in the enforcement have had additional training in the recognition of motorists who have had too much to drink or are under the influence of illegal drugs. Officers will also issue citations for seat belt and other violations. "Removing intoxicated drivers from our roadways is a high priority for the St. Louis County Police," stated Chief Tim Fitch. "The use of checkpoints has been proven to be an effective method to accomplish this goal."

For additional information on any of these news releases, please contact the media relations staff:

Police Officer Randy Vaughn
gvaughn@stlouisco.com
615-4282

Sergeant James McWilliams
jmcwilliams@stlouisco.com
615-3928

Lieutenant Bryan Ludwig
bludwig@stlouisco.com
615-0184

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