Crime & Safety

Rocky Hill Police to Conduct Drunken Driving Checkpoint

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ROCKY HILL, CT — The Rocky Hill Police Department will conduct a roadside sobriety checkpoint operation next week.

The department has obtained a grant for the checkpoint from the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s 2016 Comprehensive DUI Enforcement Program.

The checkpoint is scheduled for Sept. 8, in the vicinity of 887 Cromwell Avenue between the hours of
5 p.m. and 4 a.m.

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Roadside sobriety checkpoints have been shown to be the most effective method to
detect and apprehend under the influence drivers, police said.

The purpose of the checkpoint is to reduce the accidents and injuries related to DUI
drivers and help provide safe travel, police said.

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Supplemental staffing will be provided by Police Officers from the towns of Berlin, Cromwell, and Wethersfield Police Departments.

Photo Credit: RHPD

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