Updated January 6:
Per MCPD:
Members of the Montgomery County Police Holiday Alcohol Task Force will be devoting their full time and attention to detecting alcohol-related offenses this holiday season.
During this past week’s enforcement (evening of December 29, 30, 31, and January 1), task force officers arrested 34 people for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (DUI).
**It should be noted that the above arrests include only those arrests made by task force officers and do not include the additional arrests made by patrol officers in the performance of their duties. Therefore, the overall number of DUI arrests made by officers during this time period is higher.
The task force arrested 21 in week 6 and 35 in week 5.
Please don’t drink and drive.
2021 Holiday Alcohol Task Force Enforcement – Week Seven
During this past week’s enforcement (evening of December 8, 9, 10, and 11), task force officers arrested 34 people for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (DUI).#McpNews #DUI #ImpairedDriving pic.twitter.com/0wvPLQI7gf
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) January 5, 2022
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