Monday, November 19, 2012
Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies made one arrest and issued a citation during a sobriety checkpoint Friday night at a Kmart on U.S. 19, according to officials.
Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies stopped nearly 200 vehicles — making one arrest and issuing a citation — during a sobriety checkpoint Friday night at the Kmart parking lot near U.S. 19 and State Road 580. Deputies arrested and charged one person with no valid driver license, two counts of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and a count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. Deputies also issued one citation. At the checkpoint, community policing, K-9 and narcotics deputies diverted 194 vehicles looking for alcohol and drug impaired drivers. There were 790 vehicles that passed by the area, according to officials. Along with impaired drivers, deputies were looking for driver license, registration, insurance, and …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 10 p.m. Friday through 3 a.m. Saturday at the Kmart parking lot near US 19 and State Road 580.
Miriam Harrell was on the way home from dinner with friends March 20, 2004. Less than two miles from her home, Harrell, 76, who was seated in the backseat of her friend's car, was hit by an impaired driver. Instantly, she was killed. In honor of Harrell, Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 10 p.m. Friday through 3 a.m. Saturday at the Kmart parking lot near US 19 and State Road 580, just outside Dunedin. The sobriety checkpoints are conducted once a month at various locations throughout the county. At the checkpoint, at 26996 US Highway 19 N, patrol, community policing, K-9 and narcotics deputies will be looking for alcohol and drug impaired drivers. Along with impaired drivers, deputies will be …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Pinellas County sheriff's deputies plan to conduct a sobriety checkpoint at Clearwater High School Friday night.
Harold Davis and Jason Hennis died after an impaired driver hit the motorcycle the two were riding Aug. 19, 2008. Clearwater Police investigated, arresting and charging Jimmy Dunn, who had a history of DUI arrests. Dunn was found guilty of DUI manslaughter and is serving 40 years in prison, according to state records. As a memorial to Davis and Hennis, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies plan a sobriety checkpoint at Clearwater High School Friday night. The checkpoint is planned from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. at the school which is located along busy Gulf to Bay Boulevard near Hercules Avenue. Deputies will be looking for impaired drivers as well as cite those with equipment violations and those without a license, registration or insurance. The …
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