Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: July 24, 2006

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DWI CHECK POINT

ON SATURDAY JULY 22 THE DWI UNIT CONDUCTED A CHECKPOINT IN THE 3300 BLOCK OF HILARY HUCKABY. THE CHECKPOINT WAS ESTABLISHED AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS. 500 VEHICLES PASSED THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT WITH 9 ARREST SUBJECTS FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.

DURING THE COURSE OF THE CHECKPOINT OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE THREE FELONY DRUG ARREST. ONE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF SCH I WID. OFFICERS RECOVERED 53.0 GRAMS OF SCH I MARIJUANA. A SECOND SUBJECT WAS ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF SCH I WID AND POSSESSION OF SCH II WID. OFFICERS RECOVERED 187.0 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA AND 4.0 GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE. A THIRD SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF SCH I MARIJUANA THIRD OFFENSE. OFFICERS RECOVERED 1.0 GRAMS MARIJUANA.

OFFICERS ALSO ISSUED ONE MISD SUMMONS FOR OPEN CONTAINER, ARRESTED ONE SUBJECT FOR AN OUTSTANDING FELONY WARRANT, AND ONE SUBJECT FOR 12 OUTSTANDING MISD WARRANTS.

OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO ISSUE 36 CITATIONS OTHER THAN DWI. THE CITATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

OPEN CONTAINER-9

RECKLESS OP-2

CHILD RESTRAINT-3

NO PROOF OF INSURANCE-2

RED LIGHT-4

NO HEADLIGHT-1

NO LICENSE PLATE LIGHT-3

EXP MVI-3

IMPROPER DISPLAY 2

DUS-1

FAILURE TO REGISTER-1

NO DL-4

NO PASS ZONE-1

THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WERE ARRESTED:

MONALIS WASHINGTON DWI 1ST

DARREN BLALOCK DWI 1ST

CLIFTON DOUGLAS DWI 1ST, POSS SCH I, THIRD OFFENSE

GREGORY MORRIS DWI 1ST, POSS SCH I WID, POSS SCH II WID

BOBBY JOHNSON DWI 3RD

ABBIE MOBLEY DWI 1ST

HENRY BLAKE DWI 1ST

SHAWN SWIFT DWI 1ST, FUGITIVE FROM CPSO

DREDATIS COOK DWI 1ST

MARSELLERS JACKSON FUGITIVE SHREVEPORT CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE (12 WARRANTS) AND CPSO

ALFONZO MITCHELL POSS SCH I WID

KRISTY WASHINGTON OPEN CONTAINER( MISD SUMMONS)

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