Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: April 02, 2007

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

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DWI checkpoint results

ON 03-31-2007 FROM 2200 TO 0100 HOURS THE DWI UNIT CONDUCTED TWO DWI CHECKPOINTS. ONE CHECKPOINT WAS LOCATED AT MANSFIELD ROAD AND MERIWETHER AND THE SECOND WAS LOCATED AT ELLERBE ROAD SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3132. THE RESULTS OF THE TWO CHECKPOINTS ARE LISTED BELOW.

MANSFIELD ROAD AND MERRIWETHER:

297 VEHICLES CHECKED WITH 20 FIELD SOBRIETY TEST GIVEN RESULTING IN TWO ARREST FOR DWI. OFFICERS ALSO ISSUED 7 ADDITIONAL TICKETS 1 NO PROOF ON INSURANCE, 3 CHILD RESTRAINT, 2 NO TURN SIGNAL, AND 1 EXP MVI.

ELLERBE ROAD AND 3132:
298 VEHICLES CHECKED WITH 22 FIELD SOBRIETY TEST GIVEN RESULTING IN THREE ARREST FOR DWI.

THE OPERATION NETTED 5 DWI ARREST, 12 CITATIONS ISSUED AND 595 VEHICLES CHECKED.

-spd-

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