Interviews with activist Miguel Ortega, TucsonsSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, DUI defense attorney Jim Nesci, Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson.... Read more»
Interviews with defense attorney Jim Nesci on how DUI laws and medical marijuana intersect, plus the president of the Arizona Parent Education Network, Ann-Eve Pederson, along with Jim Nintzel from the Tucson Weekly and Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small.... Read more»
The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force arrested 65 drivers who were charged with drunk driving over New Year’s. Officers handed out 441 other tickets, and found 21 suspected underage drinkers on Sunday and Monday.... Read more»
If you are planning to celebrate New Year’s Eve and have a few too many, AAA will give you and your car a free ride home.... Read more»
Cochise County Sheriff Dever had a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit and wasn’t wearing a seatbelt when he rolled over the pickup he was driving on a Northern Arizona dirt road Sept. 18, a medical examiner said Friday.... Read more»
Tucson police arrested 18 drivers for DUI at a Thursday night checkpoint near downtown. The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force will continue its deployment over the Cinco de Mayo weekend.... Read more»
The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force arrested 447 alleged drunken drivers during their holiday crackdown on drinking and driving that began Nov. 24 and ended Jan. 1.... Read more»
The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force has arrested 185 alleged drunken drivers over the past three weeks, police said.... Read more»
Six new mobile processing centers for those suspected of driving under the influence will make Arizona roads safer this holiday season, authorities said Tuesday at the multi-agency Holiday DUI Task Force kickoff.... Read more»
The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force arrested 52 alleged drunken drivers over the Thanksgiving holiday, police said. Thursday, 10 alleged drunken drivers were pulled over, with 24 arrested Friday and 18 on Saturday.... Read more»1
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed a record number of people from the United States during the 2011 fiscal year, the agency announced Tuesday.... Read more»4
Pinal County’s chief deputy assessor was released from jail Friday after posting $7,500 bond following her arrest Thursday for extreme DUI and aggravated assault.... Read more»
A DUI charge filed against the dean of the UA law school was dismissed Friday. Lawrence Ponoroff was stopped for speeding in May and sheriff’s deputies observed signs of intoxication, incident reports said. Ponoroff’s lawyer said Thursday that “he’s innocent.”... Read more»2
In what a departmental press release characterized as a DUI arrest, an off-duty Tucson Police officer was arrested early Saturday following a two-vehicle accident at South Freeway and West Silverlake Road.... Read more»
The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force arrested 101 suspected drunk drivers over the Cinco de Mayo weekend, said Sgt. Chris Andreacola of the Tucson Police Department. Officers were looking for drivers “impaired to the slightest degree.”... Read more»
When Mesa Police Officer James Boubelik pulls someone over for reckless driving, he looks for clues of impairment like dilated pupils, slurred speech or the smell of alcohol. But it’s more than just alcohol and illegal drugs that Boubelik and other officers are looking for these days.... Read more»
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