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Holiday weekend DUI crackdown planned

South Lake Tahoe — The Avoid the Six DUI Campaign will be deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI/driver’s license checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols countywide to arrest impaired drivers. The Memorial Day weekend is the first holiday travel period of the summer season and this, coupled with many college and high school graduations, will [...]

Wherever you go there will be a DUI crackdown

SACRAMENTO — The 2011 statewide DUI Crackdown kicked off Dec. 16 and continues through Jan. 2, just as many Californians are expected to hit the roads for the holidays. The effort includes increased enforcement and a new campaign aimed at drinkers in bars, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety. “Receiving a DUI is an awful [...]

Don’t drink and drive: No holiday festivities in jail

As you celebrate the holiday season enjoying traditions, food, family and fun, be reminded that South Lake Tahoe police, Placerville police, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol will be out in force from Dec. 16, to Jan. 2 to arrest anyone caught driving drunk behind the wheel. “RUOK?” is the text [...]

Tahoe DUI patrols planned through Labor Day

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Task Force has announced it will join nearly 10,000 other law enforcement agencies nationwide in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, known as “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Drunken driving checkpoints, DUI task force deployments [...]

Countywide Memorial Day weekend DUI crackdown planned

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Avoid the 6 DUI Campaign will be deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols countywide to arrest impaired drivers who still don’t get the message. The Memorial Day weekend is witness to the kick-off of summertime recreation and holiday travel, along with many college [...]

Wednesday, December 31, 1969 | Posted in News | Tagged | 1 Reply

DUI patrols start tonight

As motorists hit the highways for holiday travels, DUI checkpoints are slated to begin Friday night in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Law enforcement from every city and county agency will be out in force beginning Friday night through the New Year’s weekend. The Avoid the 6 Task Force will kick off the weekend with [...]

Wednesday, December 31, 1969 | Posted in News | 1 Reply

Task force to operate DUI checkpoints

As party-goers celebrate the holidays with friends and family, everyone should heed the Avoid the 6 DUI Task Force warning to keep the party off the road or be ready to face the consequences. Law enforcement from every county agency will be out in force beginning Dec. 17 through the New Year’s weekend cracking down on [...]

Wednesday, December 31, 1969 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 14 Replies

Ramped-up DUI enforcement begins Friday

El Dorado County law enforcement agencies will begin a more than two-week crackdown on drunken driving this week. The ÒAvoid the 6Ó DUI task force will deploy officers to conduct three DUI checkpoints, five roving DUI saturation patrols and a warrant/ probation sweep targeting repeat DUI offenders throughout the county between Aug. 20 and Sept. [...]

Memorial Day weekend DUI crackdown set

The Avoid Drunk Driving Campaign will be deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUT/Drivers License Checkpoints and with DUI Saturation Patrols to continue successful efforts toward arresting drunk drivers, lowering deaths and injuries and educating the public about the dangers of impaired driving. As the summer season kicks off at the end of May, holiday [...]

Pro snowboarder among arrests in Tahoe DUI patrol

Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE Ñ Police arrested eight people early Thursday morning, including X Games gold medalist Shaun Palmer, during a state-funded Cinco de Mayo patrol for drunken drivers. Four people were arrested on suspicion of being unlicensed or driving on a suspended license and four people were arrested on suspicion of drunken [...]

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$10k for PR? GDPUD trio dislikes news

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Court employees picket over pay cuts

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Big rig fire closes Hwy 50

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Heard over the back fence: Train rides available Sunday

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School district budget ‘positive’

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Man dies of heart attack on river

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Placerville garbage rates increase 2.14 percent

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Four receive Beautification Award from city

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Placerville Eskaton Cottages open for business

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Broadband community meetings set

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Phantom forest at Tahoe reveals past climate change

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Opinion

Something to think about: Change of pace

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Sports

Frisbee Golf Tournament at Finnon

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Hangtown Motocross Classic

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Championship battles heat up

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Ponderosa girls going to the ‘Ship!

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Roundup: May 16, 2013

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A rockin’ good wine

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Things to do: May 17, 2013

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It’s a dog day at the annual Dog-A-Thon

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Car show revs up community fund

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Time out: Bangers ‘n’ mash score big

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Building permits 5/6-10/13

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Obituaries

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Home Source

Surely, not another housing bubble?

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Ground zero: Five offers, two letters, one house

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Homeowner 101: A bargain is not always a bargain

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Metro areas’ home prices continue to grow

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Eastlake is a light and spacious townhouse

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