WSP Named Top Agency for DUI Arrests
August 7, 2011
The Washington State Patrol has been named by its peers as the top agency in North America when it comes to getting drunk drivers off the road, WSP…
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Seafair BUI/ DUI Emphasis Patrols this Weekend
August 4, 2011
The sun is out, it is the beginning of August and Seafair weekend is upon us yet again; tis’ the season for increased BUI/ DUI emphasis patrols. As in…
Read moreSeafair Emphasis Patrol Begins!
August 1, 2011
Numerous agencies will once again use Mercer Island as their base for the annual emphasis DUI patrols on the roads and in the water for the Seafair…
Read moreOnly in New York?
July 31, 2011
Mary Richardson Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife, was arrested and cited for driving under the influence (“DUI”) on August 21, 2010 in Hudson Valley,…
Read moreNew Changes Help Immigrants
July 25, 2011
A one-day reduction in the state's maximum sentence for a gross misdemeanor is expected to reduce the number of legal immigrants who face deportation, as…
Read moreFrom the Annals of it Could Happen to Anyone
July 22, 2011
A King County Drug Court Diversion Program case manager was recently arrested and charged with driving under the influence – not just once, but twice.…
Read moreMayor Wants Escorts to Show ID
July 18, 2011
Mayor Mike McGinn told the owner of the Seattle Weekly Friday to drop all of its advertisements for escort services until it sets up better standards for…
Read moreHailey's Law in Effect come Friday
July 17, 2011
Hailey’s Law, approved by the Washington State Legislature earlier this year, goes into effect this Friday, July 22, 2011. The law places a mandatory…
Read moreEmphasis Patrol in Seattle
July 11, 2011
Weekend revelers heading out to sample Seattle's nightlife can expect to see more officers on the streets as patrols are added to hot spots around the…
Read morePop Rocker and MVP DUI'd
July 10, 2011
Two more public figures were recently arrested for Driving Under the Influence (“DUI”). It just goes to show, it is not just the common folk who get…
Read moreDUI Crash Injures Trooper
July 4, 2011
Three people were injured, including a Washington State Patrol trooper, during a traffic stop on Interstate 405 late Thursday.Trooper Michael Porter had…
Read moreHoliday Emphasis Patrols
July 4, 2011
As it seems for all holidays these days, the Washington State Patrol has increased its emphasis on DUI’s for the 4th of July weekend by way of its “Target…
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