Mesa Police Prepare For Labor Day DUI Task Force Operations
August 31, 2010
The Mesa Police Department will be participating in the East
Valley Labor Day DUI Task Force. This DUI Task Force is in
cooperation with the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway
Safety. A combination of DUI Saturation Patrols and a Sobriety
Checkpoint will be utilized throughout the Labor Day holiday
weekend. DUI Task Force operations will be conducted in both
day- and night-time hours. The command post will be spread out
over various locations.
The goal of the Task Force is to prevent deaths, injuries and
property damage caused by drug and alcohol impaired drivers. We
will employ a zero tolerance approach to any driver found to be
impaired by alcohol or drugs, as well as any driver or occupant
under 21 years of age with alcohol in their system. Every
impaired driver removed from the roadway is a potential crime of
violence prevented.