For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 259
A2011-40
July 19, 2011

EMPHASIS: Upcoming August Enforcement Operations

Captain Robert Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee's Summit, announces DWI checkpoint and saturation operations will be conducted during the month of August.

During the month of August, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, along with the Kansas City Police Department and the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, will be conducting a DWI checkpoint in Jackson County. Also, there will be DWI saturations conducted in Carroll, Johnson, and Pettis counties. These operations are an effort by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies to remove intoxicated drivers from Missouri's highways. The checkpoint will consist of officers stopping drivers at a set location and testing those who have been drinking.

All citizens are urged to report any driver they observe operating a vehicle in an unsafe manner. The public can contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol toll-free at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on their cellular phone.
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