Gardaí made almost 1,000 drink-driving arrests over Christmas
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790 people were arrested for drink-driving over the Christmas and New Year period, gardaí have said.
An Garda Síochána’s Christmas and New Year Road Safety Campaign for 2020 commenced on Friday 4th December and concluded on Tuesday 5th January 2021.
The campaign had a primary focus on Mandatory Intoxicant Testing – detecting those who drive having consumed alcohol or drugs.
Despite reduced traffic for certain periods over Christmas, the numbers detected for driving under the influence has remained high.
Gardaí arrested 790 drivers for Driving While Intoxicated during the period.
There were 10 fatalities on our roads during the period, compared with 16 for the same dates in 2019.
790 arrests for Driving While Intoxicated during 2020 Christmas and New Year Road Safety Campaign
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An Garda Síochána’s Christmas and New Year Road Safety Campaign for 2020 commenced on Friday 4th December and concluded on Tuesday 5th January 2021.
The campaign had a primary focus on Mandatory Intoxicant Testing – detecting those who drive having consumed alcohol or drugs.
Despite reduced traffic for certain periods over Christmas, the numbers detected for driving under the influence has remained high.
Gardaí arrested 790 drivers for Driving While Intoxicated during the period from 4th December 2020 until 5th January 2021.
Other figures are as follows:
- 14,780 Speeding detections
BART looks to increase unarmed crisis staff as part of progressive police bureau
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) BART Police have announced a new plan to increase the number of crisis intervention specialists at stations throughout their system.
The plan, discussed at the BART Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, is an expansion of a program first announced last year under the newly formed Progressive Policing and Community Engagement Bureau.
In total, BART Police plan to employ 20 crisis intervention specialists along with 10 other unarmed police ambassadors. The bureau will also include 10 sworn officers.
The teams will consist of two crisis specialists and one sworn officer, spread across five different stations in two shifts.