Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Brownsville Police Department Sobriety Checkpoints set for Labor Day Weekend


The Brownsville Police Department will be increasing enforcement efforts to ensure the safety of the citizens of Brownsville and Haywood County.  Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols will be conducted Friday, August 31, through Monday September 3,at three locations within the Brownsville city limits:  Highway 76/Anderson Avenue, Bypass and Hatchie St. and Bypass at Highway 19.

The checkpoints and saturation patrols will be conducted between 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.  Officers will concentrate their enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from the roadways.  Officers will also be enforcing non-compliance with the safety belt law, as well as child restraint laws.

This event is funded by a grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Office.

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