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Friday, jun 26
Police & Fire
Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Massachusetts
There will be a special sobriety checkpoint set up in Massachusetts over the weekend by State Police to curtail impaired driving and educate the public about the dangers of it. Col. Christopher Mason, the Superintendent of Massachusetts State Police, announced there will be a checkpoint put in place on Saturday, April 24 into Sunday, April 25 in Worcester County. According to Mason, the purpose of the checkpoint is “to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and…
Police & Fire
Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Massachusetts
State Police have announced they will hold sobriety checkpoints in central Massachusetts in an effort to remove drunk or impaired drivers from the roadway. The checkpoint, sponsored by the state's Highway Safety Division, will be held in Worcester County on Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17, throughout the county, said the Massachusetts State Police. State police said the purpose of the checkpoints is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness of the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drug…
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Small Town's Crack Down On New Year's Drunk Driving Leads To 3 Arrests
Police in a small Central Massachusetts town cracked down on drunk or drugged driving on New Year’s making 3 OUI arrests between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. In a town of 11,000 people, Dudley Police responded to three reports of “erratic operation” on New Year’s Eve/Day. The first was on Dec. 31, at around 11 a.m., police went to Oxford Avenue where they saw a vehicle allegedly driving on the wrong side of Chase Avenue, police said. Police conducted a traffic stop and then arrested the driver Kerri Larson, 47, of Webster, on the charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of li…
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Massachusetts Among Safest States To Celebrate Thanksgiving
Whether you plan to attend a gathering or not, a new study says Massachusetts is one of the safest states in the country in which to celebrate Thanksgiving. Massachusetts was among the top 10 safest states to spend Thanksgiving during the COVID-19 pandemic - ranked No. 7 overall. The safest place in the U.S. to enjoy Thanksgiving is Vermont. The study was done by WalletHub, an online financial service provider, and compares all 50 states on metrics that include the state’s response to COVID-19, virus incident rates, deaths-related to COVID-19 per capita, crime rate, and fatal November drivi…
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