Crime & Safety
Wolf Pack Patrols Target Impaired Drivers
No howling. You've been forewarned. Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies will be prowling for drivers under the influence Friday night.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri promised more wolf pack patrols. He's about to deliver.
A countywide operation will be under way from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
According to a release from the sheriff's department:
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The goal of the Wolf Pack is to target drivers under the influence of alcohol, aggressive driving and other traffic related violations. Deputies will be driving around various locations throughout the county stopping vehicles and educating drivers.
Drivers are likely to get an education to remember for a long time. Deputies conducted a similar patrol March 24-25. During that detail, deputies arrested and charged eight for driving under the influence.
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