MUPD, CPD increasing alcohol law enforcement
Published May 7, 2010
This weekend, the MU Police Department and other agencies are participating in events to patrol and enforce alcohol violations.
MUPD Capt. Brian Weimer said the department will be conducting a youth alcohol saturation late Friday to early Saturday morning. According to an MUPD news release, additional officers on foot, bike and vehicle patrol will focus on open container, minor in possession and other related alcohol violations. Primary areas of focus will be high pedestrian areas, such as the Francis Quadrangle, Greek Town and areas bordering downtown.
The saturation will be funded by a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Division. The department's grants recommend certain dates to hold these events, said Weimer.
"We have funding left in that grant, so we went ahead and are doing of these youth saturations," Weimer said.
Weimer also said the city and county departments' participation in similar events will help put out a strong message.
"The city and county are both doing a different type of activity so we're just trying to coincide with them," Weimer said.
The Columbia Police Department is participating in the "You Drink & Drive, You Lose" campaign that began Wednesday and will go through Sunday, a CPD news release stated. Enforcement efforts for this campaign include a checkpoint at an unnamed location in the city. Times for the checkpoint will go from about 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., the news release stated.
"It's never worth the risk to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol," CPD officer Chris Hessenflow said.
Hessenflow is a part of CPD's DWI Unit.
CPD expects results from the checkpoint to be posted Monday, the news release stated. The checkpoint and increased enforcement will also be funded by a grant from MoDOT's Division of Highway Safety.
Comments (2)
8:10 p.m., May 9, 2010
upset greek town said:
well said champ, they really do need to do something better with their time and money, like i dont know work on the meth problem concerning most of central missouri
8:12 p.m., May 7, 2010
Amy said:
So basically kids who are drunk and decide to walk home will be just as screwed. Way to really enforce no drinking and driving. Underage drinking will never end... Good luck.