Crime & Safety
DUI Checkpoint In Harford County Planned
The Harford County Sheriff's Office announced a sobriety checkpoint to take impaired drivers off the roads before Labor Day.
HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Law enforcement will be conducting a special checkpoint to check for intoxicated drivers in Harford County over Labor Day weekend. Officials said they will hold the checkpoint during the nighttime.
Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 2.
The driving while intoxicated checkpoint is planned for Friday, Aug. 30, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
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By law, authorities have to announce the sobriety checkpoint.
Following a Supreme Court case regarding the 4th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution, the court ruled that citizens' rights to security against unlawful search and seizure are not violated if the checkpoint is publicized in advance.
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- Victory Cab in Aberdeen: 410-838-5700
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