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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Trooper Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
09041241
September 4, 2012

EMPHASIS: Results Of Cape Girardeau County Spotcheck


Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on August 31, 2012. A total of 293 vehicles were stopped during the four-hour operation. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol made the following arrests:

8 -- Driving while intoxicated arrests
5 -- Failure to wear seat belt summonses
2 -- Hazardous moving summonses
2 -- Non-moving summonses
1 -- Driver’s license summons
40 -- Warnings

The focus of law enforcement is to enforce all laws and apprehend violators. The goal of DWI enforcement projects is to deter impaired driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated. To report a suspected intoxicated driver dial 9-1-1 or *55 on your cell phone.
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