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Meriden Police Increasing DUI Patrols For Thanksgiving Weekend
Extra patrols will be on the streets of Meriden starting Wednesday, Nov. 27 and will last through the rest of the holiday weekend.
A press release from Meriden Police Lt. Thomas Cossette:
Beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and lasting through the holiday weekend, the Meriden Police Department will be conducting a DUI Checkpoint and DUI Roving patrols.
The additional enforcement is made possible by a grant distributed through the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations. The Comprehensive DUI Enforcement program helps to supplement police departments with additional enforcement as it relates to DUI, Distracted Driving and Seat Belt violations.
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The Meriden Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Wednesday night and Roving DUI patrols throughout the Thanksgiving weekend. The Meriden Police Department has also added additional officers assigned to underage drinking as well as increasing minimum manpower into the holiday weekend.
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