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Sobriety Check Point

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Carroll County Law Enforcement to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint

Police will be looking for impaired drivers in Hampstead Saturday night.

Law enforcement officers from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Westminster Police Department, Sykesville Police Department, Taneytown Police Department and Hampstead Police Department will work together to conduct a sobriety checkpoint on March 16 according to a news release. The checkpoint, which is designed to reduce the number of impaired and intoxicated drivers on Carroll County roadways, will occur in the north bound lane on the 2200 Block of Hanover Pike, in Hampstead. Grant funded through Checkpoint Strike Force, the checkpoint will be well marked and operated by uniformed law enforcement personnel.  A briefing will be held at the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Northern Satellite Office in Hampstead at 10…

Ed

10:53 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013

Carroll County Police Department??? I guess Minnich and Gouge got their way after all :)   more ›

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Update: Sobriety Checkpoint Cancelled Due to Weather Forecast

Carroll County is expected to get a mix of wintry weather throughout the day and evening Friday.

The Sheriff's Office has announced that, due to forecasts for inclement weather and potentially hazardous driving conditions, the sobriety checkpoint scheduled for tomorrow evening has been cancelled. --Original Article-- On Feb. 22 law enforcement officers from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Westminster Police Department, Sykesville Police Department, Taneytown Police Department and Hampstead Police Department will join together in conducting a sobriety checkpoint, according to a sheriff's department news release. The checkpoint, which is designed to reduce the number of impaired and intoxicated drivers on Carroll County roadways, will occur in the north bound lane on the 2200 Block of Hanover Pike in …

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Kym Byrnes

3:43 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013

Ok, here is the response I received from Major Kasten at the Sheriff's Office: "Yes, the public must be given advanced notice of the checkpoint— including, the time and location. On the day of the checkpoint, signs are also positioned to notify drivers of the event in advance enough to avoid the checkpoint. The goal is always the reduction of collisions, particularly serious collisions, along …   more ›

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