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SANTA BARBARA, CA - 11/13/2006 -Santa Barbara will soon be a tougher town for impaired drivers.
Beginning later this month, the Santa Barbara Police Department will conduct DUI sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols, warrant sweeps and courtroom enforcement operations. Saturation patrols consist of extra officers with the primary focus of DUI enforcement. Warrant sweeps involve locating and arresting people with DUI related arrest warrants. Courtroom enforcement stings involves
undercover officers who follow and arrest people who drive after a judge orders their license suspended or revoked.
“Clearly, we take driving under the influence very seriously,” said Santa Barbara Police Chief Camerino Sanchez. “DUI is a preventable crime and arresting DUI drivers will save lives.” The DUI enforcement effort targets drivers under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs, and prescription medication.
This effort is made possible by a $286,000 grant issued by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The grant will fund 50 checkpoints distributed over the next two years.
This operation falls under the oversight of Sergeant Jim Pfleging of the Traffic Section.
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