At least two metropolitan-area police departments are planning DUI checkpoints for this weekend. Kansas City police will conduct a checkpoint beginning at 11 p.m. tonight or Saturday at a location in the city known for DUI-related crashes or arrests.

BY MARY CALLAHAN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Police are planning two DUI checkpoints in the city of Petaluma on Friday night to deter and arrest drunken drivers and those driving without valid licenses. Police have not disclosed the locations of the checkpoints but said they should be up and running between about 5:30 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday — weather permitting.

Bart Pfankuch A Florida Highway Patrol trooper based in Bradenton was recognized this week by the agency as one of the top DUI enforcers on Florida's highways. Trooper Sean M. McCormick was honored by FHP as one of 15 officers statewide who made more than 100 drunken driving arrests during 2009, according to an FHP release.

The Northern Nevada DUI Task Force on Wednesday recognized 26 peace officers who contributed to efforts to combat drunken driving and also fight underage drinking.

The Tehama County Avoid the Five DUI Task Force will conduct a DUI saturation patrol in the Red Bluff area today.

Dwight Benson has nearly a dozen DUI convictions in the past 25 years. He was sentenced for two of them Thursday in Seattle Municipal Court.

SEATTLE - He has served his country with great sacrifice. But a Vietnam vet now has 11 DUI convictions, and Thursday night a Seattle municipal court sentenced him to three years behind bars. Dwight David Benson served three tours in Vietnam and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. "This is not a common criminal. This is a guy with a problem. He is sick. He needs treatment," defense ...

A Vietnam vet with post-traumatic stress disorcer now has 11 DUI convictions, and tonight a Seattle municipal court sentenced him to three years behind bars.

The numbers are in after the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office driving under the influence enforcement between March 12-18 brought in 13 DUI arrests. Compared to five last year, the numbers made a slight jump.

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