Full Notification

Contact Name: Ray Hoppe
Police Sergeant
For Immediate Release Police Department
Phone: (510)578-4237
Fax: (510)578-4329
NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAN DUI / DRIVER LICENSE CHECKPOINT AND ROVING DUI PATROLS DURING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY PERIOD
Newark, California (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)
The Newark Police Department is participating in a county-wide DUI enforcement campaign referred to as “Avoid the 21.” This effort is intended to curb the increased number of impaired drivers found on the roadways during the winter holiday period. The police department plans to employ sobriety checkpoints and deploy dedicated DUI enforcement units and roving saturation patrols to remove impaired drivers from our roadways. A DUI and driver license status checkpoint will be placed at Thornton Avenue near Newark Boulevard on Saturday August 31, 2013. The checkpoint will run from 7:00 pm until approximately 2:00 am the following morning.
“Avoid the 21” is a campaign sponsored by the Office of Traffic Safety and the Alameda County Chiefs of Police Association. Including the Newark Police Department, there are 21 separate participating law enforcement agencies in Alameda County. The program is based on education and zero tolerance enforcement of driving while under the influence.
During this time, and for the entire year, the Newark Police Department seeks your help in spotting and reporting suspected drunk drivers. Possible indicators include vehicles that are swerving or weaving in and out of lanes, traveling much slower than the flow traffic, perhaps without headlights, or being driven aggressively.
Call 9-1-1 to report a suspected drunk driver. You do not have to give your name, but do provide a complete description of the vehicle with license plate number, the exact location of the vehicle, and direction of travel, if possible. Do not try to stop the vehicle or detain the driver…leave that to a law enforcement officer.
MEDIA NOTES:
For information regarding impaired driving efforts and programs in Alameda County, please contact Hayward Police Sergeant Chad Olthoff, Public Information Officer for the Avoid the 21 efforts at (510) 293-7139 or via email at [email protected]
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Address/Location
Newark Police Department CA
37101 Newark Blvd
Newark, CA 94560
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-578-4237