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

Fri Jun 8 12:30:13 EDT 2018

Before there’s a back and forth on this issue, let’s try to keep this group limited to discussions that are scanner (or at least radio) related. Seem reasonable?

> On Jun 8, 2018, at 12:26 PM, John Wilson <w4uvv at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Mr. Clouse,
> 
> The poster's use of "questionable police activity" caught my attention.  I was curious as to what was so questionable. Apparently it was related to inconveniencing traffic flow and not an efficient use of law enforcement resources.  I agree 100% with your belief vice it being a numbers count result of how many actual drunk drivers were caught.  One drunk driver is one too many.  I also hope that other violators of US local, state and federal laws of were arrested.
> 
> John
> 
> Thomas P. Clouse wrote:
>> But having seen how many people drunk drivers kill, including my friend
>> Tony Sims, Motor 34, who was dedicated to taking drunk drivers off the
>> road, I would say it is a pretty darn good use of police resources,
>> especially on a night like this. God bless em.
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:43 PM, Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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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