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Drunk Driving Arrests Down 10% in North Dakota in 2014

North Dakota authorities say drunken driving arrests in the state were down nearly 10 percent in 2014. Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Iverson told KXMB-TV about 1,700 driving under the influence arrests were made statewide last year, about 200 fewer than …

North Carolina Reports 2,757 Labor Day Drunken Driving Arrests

State officials say nearly 2,800 people were arrested for drunken driving during North Carolina’s “Booze It & Lose It” Labor Day campaign. A statement from the N.C. Department of Transportation says the arrests were made between Aug. 15 and Sept. …

Maui Police Say Traffic Deaths Have Dropped

Maui police are crediting a drop in traffic deaths with more drunken-driving arrests and other traffic enforcement. The Maui News reported Friday that Lt. Ricky Uedoi, commander of the police traffic section, says the numbers are a direct reflection of …

Crackdown Leads to Michigan Drunken Driving Arrests

Michigan authorities say they arrested 267 drunken drivers during an end-of-summer crackdown that included the Labor day weekend. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning said Tuesday the stops were made Aug. 16 to Sept. 2. The crackdown was paid …

Almost 2,900 Arrested in North Carolina Drunken Driving Campaign

Officials say nearly 2,900 people were arrested for drunken driving in North Carolina during the latest “Booze It & Lose It” campaign. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the campaign ran from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2, including …

Ex-Bay Area Deputy Convicted in ‘Dirty DUI’ Case

A former California sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of helping a private investigator arrest men for drunken driving to help their wives in divorce and custody cases. The San Francisco Chronicle says Stephen Tanabe was convicted Tuesday of conspiracy, extortion …

SLED Computer Crash Not Caused by Lightning

A group of defense lawyers wants an independent panel of scientists, defense lawyers and others in the judicial community to investigate a power outage that caused a computer crash at the State Law Enforcement Division. The South Carolina servers which …

Michigan Crackdown Nets 131 Drunken Driving Arrests

State police say a crackdown that put extra officers on Michigan roads around the Fourth of July holiday led to 131 drunken driving arrests. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown ran July 1 to 7 and police announced …

Drunken Driving Enforcement Varies Across Michigan

An analysis of law enforcement records found that drunken driving enforcement varies across Michigan. The MLive.com report published Monday as part of a multi-day series says the small Kalamazoo County community of Richland has more drunken driving arrests per officer …

Nearly 560 DUI Arrests in Arizona During Holiday

Authorities say nearly 560 people around Arizona were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving over the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. According to a report by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, officers and deputies made more than 13,000 …