Thursday, February 16, 2006

DUI Arrests in Largo

"Largo, Florida - If you live in Largo, your commute is much safer this morning than from last year at this time. It's courtesy of an aggressive patrol operation by the Largo Police Department. On Wednesday night the department released their crime statistics for 2005. It said that overall, crime is going down. . . . They also say there are fewer crashes. They attribute part of that to more DUI arrests which means those drivers are off the streets."

DUI Arrest University of Florida

DUIs go up in '05

"More than twice as many students were arrested for drunken driving on campus in 2005 than in 2004 because of UPD's new chief and UF President Bernie Machen's alcohol policies, University Police spokesman Lt. Joe Sharkey said. There were 111 arrests for DUIs on campus in 2005, 44 arrests in 2004 and 56 arrests in 2003, according to UPD crime statistics. "