In honor of the fact that many people celebrate Memorial Day by goofing off and drinking, the Maui Police Department will be “enhancing”–their word–their efforts at stopping drinking and driving this holiday weekened. “The DUI Task Force Unit will be conducting several Intoxication Control Checkpoints at various locations throughout our county,” said MPD Sgt. Nick Krau of … [Read more...] about Maui Police to ‘enhance’ DUI enforcement during Memorial Day weekened
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Maui PD Releases ‘Stop Or Get Stopped’ Campaign Results
And yet another cutesy-titled Maui Police campaign has come to a close. You can breathe easier, kids: the MPD’s 14-day “Stop or Get Stopped” push against people who run red lights and stop signs is over. “As with all of our traffic enforcement campaigns our goal is to raise awareness, educate the public as well as our officers, and to gain voluntary compliance,” MPD Officer … [Read more...] about Maui PD Releases ‘Stop Or Get Stopped’ Campaign Results
Maui PD Makes 240 Arrests During ‘Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign
Considering it was a concerted local effort on behalf of a national campaign, you'd think the Maui Police Department would have arrested more people for drunk driving as part of its recent "Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over" push. But according to a Sept. 2 news release from the department, just 57 out of the 240 arrests during the campaign were for drunk driving. The remaining 76 … [Read more...] about Maui PD Makes 240 Arrests During ‘Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign
Maui PD To Start Big DUI Crackdown TONIGHT
Starting tonight and running through Sept. 1, the Maui Police Department will be undertaking a "crackdown" on drunk driving, as part of the nationwide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign. "We are sending a message and we want the people of Maui County to know the Maui Police Department does not tolerate impaired driving," states an Aug. 15 press release from Sergeant … [Read more...] about Maui PD To Start Big DUI Crackdown TONIGHT