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"Operation LAST CALL" takes 86 repeat
drunk drivers off the road prior to St. Pat's weekend ---
Arrest total is most ever in annual multi-agency three day sweep
A total of 86 convicted drunk drivers with outstanding
warrants were arrested between Wednesday and
Friday of this week during Operation LAST CALL,
according to Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans.
The three day sweep, which also included officers
from the Michigan State Police and a dozen suburban
police departments, was designed to round up
the area's most dangerous "Deadbeat Drunk
Drivers" before the onset of the St. Patrick’s
Day holiday.
"Operation LAST CALL" targeted many
of the thousands of offenders at large who have
been charged with, or convicted of, drinking
and driving offenses but who have failed to show
in court or violated their probation. According
to Wayne County's 3rd Circuit Court and Prosecutor
records, there are more than 6,000 offenders
currently at large in suburban Wayne County alone
for a variety of drinking & driving offense,
including: OUIL Third Offense; OUIL Serious Injury
and OUIL Manslaughter.
Evans said he was thrilled with the results
of the sweep, which netted more arrests than
in any other previous operation.
"Knowing that 86 ticking time bombs have
been taken off the streets prior to the beginning
of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday if extremely
gratifying," Evans said. "Because these
are all serious and repeat offenders, the odds
that one of them might have killed or injured
someone this weekend was very high."
Evans praised the officers from each agency
for their hard work and cooperation and their
commitment to keeping roadways safe in Wayne
County.
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| Participating
Agency |
Number
of officers
|
| Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept. |
24
|
| Livonia |
14
|
| Michigan State Police |
12
|
| Dearborn |
8
|
| Taylor |
8
|
| Westland |
7
|
| Canton |
3
|
| Northville, Northville Twp. |
4 each
|
| Plymouth, Plymouth Twp |
2 each
|
| Garden City |
5
|
| Wayne |
4
|
| Dearborn Heights |
3
|
| |
Total: 100
|
Note: Operation LAST CALL is
separate from the Wayne County Sheriff 's Office
ongoing drunk driving enforcement, which will
continue through the weekend.
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Detroit, MI 48226
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