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Over the Limit Under Arrest effort continues through holiday
Found: 1 Week 2 Days 15 Hours 27 Minutes ago
Bowling Green Daily News - Area law enforcement agencies will use sobriety checkpoints during next several weeks to crack down on drunken drivers.
The effort is part of the National Drunk Driving Over the Limit Under Arrest crackdown, which started Friday and continues through Labor Day on Sept. 1.
The Bowling Green Police Department will conduct checkpoints Friday and Saturday night the next two weeks.
City police will man checkpoints at Veterans Memorial Lane near Clay Street, University Boulevard near Old Morgantown Road and Scottsville Road near Cypresswood Way from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.
These roads were chosen because of the high traffic volume, said Officer Barry Pruitt, spokesman for city police.
“The goal of this is to impact as many drivers as possible,” he said.
Although citations are not the primary goal, the department is taking the effort seriously, Pruitt said.
Kentucky State Police has begun its portion of the effort, said Trooper Todd Holder, spokesman for state police.
“We’re maximizing our force through checkpoints while saving on fuel,” he said.
Fewer people drive under the influence because of education and publicized enforcement efforts, Holder said.
This effort ties into the KSP effort called Friday Nights Blue Lights, where troopers go to various football games and shortly before its conclusion, leave to set up a checkpoint near the stadium, Holder said.
“The goal of this effort is remind parents, students and football players to wear their seat belts and that all other safety equipment is being used correctly,” he said.
The Morgantown Police Department was at a checkpoint this past weekend with state police where three people were arrested for DUI, said Chief Billy Phelps.
“We intend to do several more during the enforcement effort,” he said.
Typically, areas participate in these efforts using overtime paid for through either a state or federal grant. In this instance, Morgantown officers are participating during normal shifts.
“Until recently, we had never participated in these efforts. We’re making a legitimate effort to be a proactive law enforcement agency,” Phelps said.
The strategy has been working. The crime rate this year in Morgantown appears as though it will be lower, Phelps said.
Law enforcement agencies will set up sobriety checkpoints
The following police checkpoints may be established anytime during the Over the Limit Under Arrest crackdown that started Friday and continues through Sept. 1 - Labor Day - in Warren County:
U.S. 31-W By-Pass at Ky. 240 in Woodburn; Ky. 242 in Rich Pond, at Old Louisville Road, Massey’s Grocery, Hardy & Sons Funeral Home; Ky. 185 at Miller Road; U.S. 68 at Blue Level Road and Carl Jordan Road; Ky. 101 at Allen County line, Ky. 1297 and Three Forks; U.S. 231 S. in Alvaton, U.S. 231 N. at Brookwood Road; Ky. 880 at Rock Creek Apartments, rear side of the airport and Ky. 1435 north; Ky. 884 at Ky. 242; Smallhouse Road at Elrod Road; Ky. 622 at Larmon Mill Road; Beech Bend Road at Double Springs, Garvin Lane and Ky. 185, one mile north of the Bowling Green city limits.
State police checkpoints in Allen County may include:
Ky. 101 at Ky. 1533, U.S. 31- E, Jefferson School Road, Ky. 234 and the Warren County line; U.S. 31-E at Ky. 482, Ky. 1147, Barren County line, Tennessee state line, Jefferson School Road and Harrison School Road; Ky. 100 at Monroe County line, Ky. 99, Ky. 1421, Walker’s Chapel and Simpson County line; Ky. 98 at Monroe County line and near the boat ramp; U.S. 231 at Mount Union Church Road and at Allen County High School, and Ky. 252 at Ky. 517.
In Barren County:
Ky. 70 at Ky. 314 and Ky. 255; Ky. 1846 at Old Lexington Road; U.S. 31-W at Edmonson County line, Ky. 255 and Hart County line; U.S. 68 at Bon Ayr; U.S. 31- E at Allen County line and Jack Turner Road, and Ky. 249, south of Glasgow.
In Butler County:
U.S. 231 at Natcher Parkway, Ky. 403 and Ky. 70; Ky. 70 at Ky. 411, Ky. 185, Ky. 3182, Ky. 1117 and south side of Green River Bridge; Ky. 79 at Old McKendree Chapel Road and Ky. 79; Ky. 403 at Horseshoe Bend Road.
In Edmonson County:
U.S. 31-W at Barren County line, Ky. 100 and Ky. 259; Ky. 259 at Brownsville limits, Ky. 728, Ky. 70, near Kyrock School and at Ky. 185; Ky. 728 at the dam; Ky. 728 at Hart County line.
In Logan County:
U.S 68 at East Auburn Bypass, Ky. 102, Southern States Fertilizer, Russellville Bypass, fairgrounds entrance, Ky. 1151 and Todd County line; Ky. 1293 at Ky. 107; Ky. 96 at Ky. 102; U.S. 431 at Tennessee state line, Ky. 591, Adairville Truck Stop, Logan Memorial Hospital, Russellville N. Bypass, Epley’s Station, Ky. 1040, Ky. 106 and Peach Orchard Road; Ky. 103 at Ky. 1038; U.S. 79 at Russellville Bypass, Old ITW Plant, railroad curve and Todd County line; Ky. 103 at Simpson County line; Ky. 178 at Ky. 1151; and Ky. 100 at the sawmill.
In Simpson County:
U.S. 31-W North at Ky. 1008 and at Reasonover Drive; U.S. 31- W South at Macedonia Road, Kentucky Stone Entrance, Geddes Road and Lake Springs Road; Ky. 73 at Ky. 100, Rapids Grocery, Robey Bethel Grove Road, Ky. 1008, Ky. 100 and Simpson County line; Ky. 103 at Ky. 100 and Turnertown Road; and Ky. 585 at Ky. 621.
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Precautionary boil advisory issued on West Side
Found: 1 Week 2 Days 16 Hours 18 Minutes ago
Evansville Courier & Press - A water main break on Hogue Road today has prompted a precautionary boil advisory for part of Evansville's west Side.
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Bridge to be torn down on Thorton Road
Found: 1 Week 3 Days 20 Hours 33 Minutes ago
The News Democrat Leader - A bridge on Thorton Road in Auburn will be torn down and replaced with two tiles thanks to Magistrate Jo Orange who requested the bridge be discussed at Tuesday's Fiscal Court meeting....
Auburn police want to use Tasers
Found: 1 Week 3 Days 20 Hours 33 Minutes ago
The News Democrat Leader - Auburn police officers may soon have an additional weapon in their arsenal to use when trying to apprehend uncooperative suspects....
Bankruptcy Records for August 18, 2008
Found: 1 Week 5 Days 3 Hours 59 Minutes ago
Evansville Courier & Press - CHAPTER 7 Wheeler, Daniel Aaron, Hawesville, Ky., Aug. 8 Underhill, Donna Michelle, Petersburg, Ind., Aug. 4 McKannan, Charles Dale and Nancy Arlene, Patoka, Ind., Aug. 4 Zink, Michael R. and Annette R., Ferdinand, Ind., Aug. 4 Raven, Travis Justin and Leah Marie, Grandview, Ind., Aug. 4 Scarbrough, Sharon Kay, 3413 Frisse Ave., Aug. 4 Colombe, Richard N., 743 Chateau Drive, Aug. 5 Dixon, Delbert Wayne, Cannelton, Ind., Aug. 5 Myers, Robert L. II and Dana Ranae, 905 Frank Ave., Aug. 5 Miller, Steven Joseph, Fort Branch, Ind., Aug. 5 Roser, Thomas Joe, 712 Ridgeway Ave., Aug. 6 Croce, Anthony A., ...
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Official: Artest traded to Rockets
Found: 1 Week 5 Days 5 Hours 7 Minutes ago
Lexington Hearld-Leader - After much speculation, the Houston Rockets officially landed controversial forward Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Reports have been circulating since July 29, but because of contract considerations, the teams were delayed in making the deal which also brings forward Patrick Ewing Jr. and guard Sean Singletary to the Rockets. The Kings receive guard Bobby Jackson, rookie forward Donte Greene and Houston's 2009 first-round draft pick in the deal.
Greene was the holdup in the trade because he was not permitted to be traded until a month after signing with Houston.
"From hearing Ron's recent statements, it's obvious that he has an immense desire to win," said Rockets owner Leslie Alexander. "We have a team of players who have that same immense desire and Ron will fit right in."
The 28-year-old Artest, a first-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1999, averaged 20.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 57 games for the Kings last season. He spent nearly three years in Sacramento after joining the Pacers in 2001-02....
Ready to make a point
Found: 1 Week 5 Days 5 Hours 9 Minutes ago
Evansville Courier & Press - West Side fencing class spurs interest in age-old sport.
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Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll
Found: 1 Week 6 Days 12 Hours 51 Minutes ago
Lexington Hearld-Leader -
NEW YORK . By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 . to start the 2008 college football season.
Seeking its first national championship in 28 years, Georgia is on top of The Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time.
The Bulldogs received 22 first-place votes and 1,528 points from a panel of 65 media members in the poll released Saturday.
.To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us,. Bulldogs coach Mark Richt said in a telephone interview with the AP. ...
Georgia tops Associated Press pre-season poll
Found: 1 Week 6 Days 17 Hours 5 Minutes ago
The Courier-Journal - Ohio State, coming off a second consecutive loss in the national championship game but returning 20 starters, is No. 2....
Reports from county
Found: 2 Weeks 16 Hours 5 Minutes ago
The News Democrat Leader - Logan County's department heads and elected officials gave reports to Fiscal Court on Tuesday....
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