DWI/DUI cops say, "Don't make us your designated driver."

Anne Arundel, MD

The Anne Arundel, MD Police come up with a great slogan for DWI/DUI prevention and favor saturation patrols over sobriety checkpoints.

No sobriety checkpoints are planned, but police still intend to arrest plenty of drunk drivers in Anne Arundel this New Year's Eve.

"We will have extra officers on duty, both uniformed and plain clothes," said Officer Hal Dalton, a city police spokesman. County officers said they will also beef up patrols throughout the extended holiday weekend.

Cpl. Mark Shawkey, a county police spokesman, said saturation patrols are just as effective, if not more so than checkpoints. They utilize several officers in patrol vehicles to spread out through a larger geographical area.

"Whereas, checkpoints focus on one main thoroughfare and are more limited in their scope," he said. More >>