MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

TROOP C HEADQUARTERS
891 Technology Drive
Weldon Spring, MO 63304


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Trooper Juston Wheetley
(636) 300-2800 ext. 3334
C2013-078
November 8, 2013

EMPHASIS: Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. To Be Conducted In St. Louis County


Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. (Alcohol Related Response Enforcement Strike Team). Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. will take place in St. Louis County on Friday, November 15, 2013, beginning at 7 p.m. The operation will end at 3 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2013. The purpose of Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. is to increase the motoring public’s awareness of the potential hazards of operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition.

Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. will utilize six Missouri state troopers to conduct this project. The six troopers have been chosen because of their dedication and leadership in removing intoxicated drivers from Missouri roadways. Troopers continually work to maximize enforcement efforts in deterring impaired driving, to remove intoxicated drivers from Missouri roadways, and to reduce fatalities and injuries through vigorous enforcement of Missouri traffic laws.

The Patrol encourages motorists and watercraft operators to protect themselves by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint and everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life and Wear It!!!







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