[Scan-DC] Questionable police activity in progress, Montgomery county

[Andrew Clegg]

Tonight is the biggest hockey game for dc in decades. Probably trying to catch people driving back from bars and viewing parties. 

> On Jun 7, 2018, at 10:40 PM, Thomas P. Clouse <tom at clouse.com> wrote:
> 
> Friday night DUI checkpoints is like shooting fish in a barrel. Everyone
> going out drinking after work then driving home. Back in my day, you could
> get 30 DUI arrests over an 8 hour checkpoint. Saturday nights by contrast
> never got many arrests - maybe 8-10 or so arrests over an 8 hour period.
> That being said, Southbound on 29 seems like a waste - every driving into
> Silver Spring or downtown to hit the bars and nightclubs. A better bet
> would be northbound to get everyone going home. I don't know how many
> people go out drinking on a Thursday night after work. I will be interested
> to see the stats from the checkpoint.
> 
>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:33 PM, Christopher Patton <c.patton at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> At the cost of MADD with very few dui arrests ever made..... but many
>> vehicle infractions such as registration and licensing citations written
>> which add to the county coffers.  Cops would be better deployed elsewhere
>> 
>> / C
>> 
>>> On Jun 7, 2018, at 22:27, Rick Hansen <rick.hansen at apsglobal.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Montgomery County Police have a sobriety checkpoint set up on southbound
>> US 29 south of Burtonsville, between Greencastle and Briggs Chaney Road,
>> causing a half mile plus a back up and lots of last minute braking.
>>> 
>>> IMHO, the visuals alone are newsworthy.
>>> 
>>> May you listen well and often!
>>> 
>>> /R
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