Westminster Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint

Westminster Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
36 LOCUST STREET
WESTMINSTER, MD 21157
410-848-4646

JEFFREY SPAULDING
CHIEF OF POLICE

MEDIA CONTACT

Captain Gerry Frischkorn
Administrative Bureau
Westminster Police Department
36 Locust Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
(410) 848-1638

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 10, 2008

The Westminster Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint sometime during the weekend of Friday, September 12 through Sunday September 14, 2008. The checkpoint is part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce initiative.

The exact location and time of the Sobriety Checkpoint is not being disclosed, however the location was chosen due to the number of alcohol related arrests and crashes in and around the Sobriety Checkpoint site.

The Sobriety Checkpoint location will be clearly marked and staffed by uniformed officers from Westminster City and other law enforcement jurisdictions within Carroll County.

Individuals who do drive into the Sobriety Checkpoint will be stopped for a brief period so that an officer can determine if the operator’s ability to drive is impaired. Drivers who display signs of impairment as the result of alcohol or drug consumption will be directed to the roadside for further evaluation.

Individuals who do not wish to drive through the Sobriety Checkpoint will be provided with an alternative route around the checkpoint.

This is the first Sobriety Checkpoint conducted by the Westminster Police Department. The Department joins a growing list of jurisdictions both locally and nationally that use this effective tool to combat drunk and drugged driving.

Statistical results for the Sobriety Checkpoint will be issued in a follow up media release.

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
TIPS LINE—-(410) 857-8477

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