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Fourth Of July Crackdown: Extra DUI Patrols To Monitor NY Roads Over Holiday Weekend Fourth Of July Crackdown: Extra DUI Patrols To Monitor NY Roads Over Holiday Weekend
Fourth Of July Crackdown: Extra DUI Patrols To Monitor NY Roads Over Holiday Weekend Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that extra patrols will be on the lookout for drunk and drugged drivers over the Fourth of July weekend. Starting on Wednesday, July 3 at 6 p.m. and lasting through midnight on Sunday, July 7, New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will increase patrols on highways across the state. The extra patrols will conduct sobriety checkpoints and target reckless and aggressive driving in an effort to curb impaired drivers and target other traffic infractions, Hochul said. “State Police and local law enforcement agencies will once again be out on New Y…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Passing Car Takes Door Off Police Cruiser In Westchester: Video Passing Car Takes Door Off Police Cruiser In Westchester: Video
Passing Car Takes Door Off Police Cruiser In Westchester: Video State police are urging motorists to move over for emergency vehicles after a door was taken off one trooper's cruiser by a car that failed to do so in Westchester.  The incident happened on Sunday, April 2 around 11:30 a.m., when Trooper Robert Schaeffer was exiting his cruiser after pulling over on Interstate 95 in New Rochelle, according to state police.  Although his cruiser's emergency lights were activated, a passing car still failed to obey the state's "Move Over" law and took the door off the cruiser as Schaeffer opened it. He was then taken to the hospital with minor injuries.  A…

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by Ben Crnic
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State Police Using Both Marked, Concealed Vehicles During Super Bowl STOP-DWI Detail State Police Using Both Marked, Concealed Vehicles During Super Bowl STOP-DWI Detail
State Police Using Both Marked, Concealed Vehicles During Super Bowl Stop-dwi Detail With the opening kickoff of Super Bowl LVII just minutes away, New York State Police say that troopers are out cracking down on impaired and reckless driving.  The special STOP-DWI enforcement campaign, funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, will include increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify, and arrest impaired drivers, as well as underage drinker enforcement.  The enforcement initiative runs through Monday, Feb.13. "While STOP-DWI efforts across New York have led to significant reductions in the number of drinking and driving fatali…

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