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August 25, 2008

EMPHASIS: Results Of Sobriety Checkpoint Announced


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of two sobriety checkpoints conducted in Clay County on August 22 and 23, 2008. The checkpoints were a joint effort with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department. A total of 1,447 cars were checked during this operation.
Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol made a total of 14 misdemeanor driving while intoxicated arrests, five felony driving while intoxicated arrests, two driver’s license arrests, 10 warrant arrests, one endangering the welfare of a child arrest, and one minor in possession of alcohol arrest. A total of 92 warnings were issued.
The checkpoints are part of the continuing effort by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies to remove intoxicated drivers from the roadways of our state.
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