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Howard County (Map, News) - Impaired drivers beware: The Howard County Police Department will be manning sobriety checkpoints this week.
Police will operate "saturation patrols" and checkpoints in undisclosed locations, officials said in a news release.
Officers will be looking for impaired drivers and other drivers who are not buckled up, as required by state law.
"This week’s checkpoint aims to identify and arrest as many violators as possible in an effort to
save lives across the county," police said in the announcement. "The police department reminds you to never drink and drive, use a designated driver and always
wear your seatbelt."
15 days ago: 3 charged with DUI in Loudoun County
442 days ago: 8 busted at Howard sobriety checkpoint
» 447 days ago: Police manning sobriety checkpoints «
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Examiner Reader said:
Why was anyone from MADD there? Non law enforcement personal have no right to be there & are a hazzard. They should have been arested for interfearing with a police investagation. Besides, how many times has the president of MADD been charged with DUI? I think these check points are a great way to protect us but let the police do there job & keep the lobist/politics in Annapolis.
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William Cooke said:
"Mothers Against Drunk Driving" is an extremist group with insane ideas. The fact that the Howard County Police is allowing them this access is disturbing, but not surprising.
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Examiner Reader said:
Actually, all checkpoints are pre-annouced in the paper a few days before they are set up. But the people who get drunk and drive are normally too stupid to read or if they did read it, they are to drunk to remember. With that said, MADD members have no reason being at those locations. It is distracting, unprofessional, and increases the chance of injury having a larger group than necessary near the road-side.
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Examiner Reader said:
Since when are these equivalents of Condo Crazies, these "Mammas against everything in general ", government employees? What right do they have being out there in the dark, stopping motorists. Sounds like just another example of extremist politics, being played by police, using threatening power, to curry favor with the loudmouths of the moment. Wonder how many policemen they stopped, on the way to their favorite drinking holes? Oh, I forgot! They get wind of the locations of these "checkpoints", at the stationhouses, before they set out to drink and carouse!!!!! PARTY TIME!!!!!
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Say what? said:
Tsk.Tsk. I bet 7 of 8 uttered at least one of the fatal sentences.
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What not to say said:
(1) "I only had a couple." (2) "I only had 2 beers." (3) "Oh, that smell? I spilled some near beer on myself." (4) "Oh no, occifer, that's just mouthwash you' re smelling." (5) "What, you mean you don't know the alphabet?!"
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Examiner Reader said:
Guess Marty and Friends will be staying out of Howard Co. for a while.
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