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: Corporal Jeff Wilson
636-300-2800 ext. 3334
C01080
November 15, 2011

EMPHASIS: Results Of Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. In Franklin County

Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, is pleased to announce the results of a recent enforcement detail entitled “Operation A.R.R.E.S.T.” (Alcohol Related Response Enforcement Strike Team). 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. was conducted from 7 p.m., on Saturday, November 12, 2011, to 3 a.m., on Sunday, November 13, 2011, in Franklin County, Missouri. This eight-hour project was conducted by five officers, who focused their enforcement efforts on identifying hazardous motor vehicle operations and impaired driving conditions. During the operation, a total of 29 vehicles were stopped. Of those stopped, 17 drivers were either arrested or issued a summons, and 18 warnings were issued. Among the arrests, two subjects were issued summonses for speed violations, eight subjects were issued summonses for other moving and non-moving violations, and one subject was issued a summons for a seat belt violation. In addition, four subjects were arrested for DWI, and one subject was arrested for both felony drug possession and resisting arrest.

“This was another good weekend,” stated Captain Johnson. "We hope the citizens of Franklin County appreciate our efforts to remove the intoxicated driver from our highways and to continue our current traffic fatality reduction trend."


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