Montgomery Community Media

From Dec. 2 to Dec. 5, the Montgomery County police Holiday Alcohol Task Force arrested 35 people for driving under the influence, according to a press release. Eight of the 35 arrests were made for DUI after being involved in a collision. Over the last three weeks, task force officers have made 104 DUI arrests, […]

The eight-week Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force ended on Jan. 5.  The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) created the task force to dedicate officers to arrest people driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and drugs. The force began on Nov. 13. In total, task force officers arrested 288 people for DUI. This […]

Maryland law enforcement officials will be ramp up enforcement of speed limits, seat belts and DUI laws this holiday season. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort and troopers statewide will focus their efforts on impaired, distracted and aggressive drivers. Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel William M. Pallozzi said in a news release, “There is no excuse […]

The Maryland State Police conducted DUI patrols in every Maryland county during the St. Patrick’s Day weekend resulting in the arrests of more than 100 people suspected of driving under the influence. Troopers at the Rockville Barrack made 11 DUI arrests. Maryland state troopers said they arrested 120 drunk drivers during sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, […]

Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Marcus L. Brown has ordered the deployment of additional State Police DUI enforcement efforts in each county beginning March 14 to coincide with the increase in drinking and driving that occurs as a result of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. “Unfortunately, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations increase the number of drunk drivers […]