Arizona Receives Grants to Crack Down on Drunk Driving
Posted on Jan 14, 2010 4:13pm PST
In
Arizona, two local law enforcement agencies recently received grants from the state so that they could continue their efforts to crack down on
drunk driving. The two agencies, Pima County Sheriff's Department and Nogales Police Department, were given grants from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
Pima County was given approximately $181,000 and Nogales received just below $69,000. Both departments will use the money to conduct DUI enforcement checkpoints throughout the year. They will also use the money to locate people who have outstanding DUI warrants and to conduct liquor license inspections.
Pima is expected to use $12,225 to purchase 25 new breath-testing machines, which the department will use to conduct underage drinking investigations.
Nogales told news sources that it will use grant money to purchase DUI equipment and also to pay for overtime staff during DUI crackdowns.
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