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And the Results of the Latest DUI Patrols in Sarasota Are ...

Here are the total arrests and citations from DUI patrols held in July in Sarasota County.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released the results of its DUI saturation patrols for the month of August.

Patrols on seven different days during the month, including Labor Day holiday weekend, resulted in:

  • 24 DUI arrests
  • 197 citations for other traffic offenses
In addition, deputies participated in the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from August 16 thru September 2. The results for that operation were: 
  • 32 DUI arrests agency-wide.
These numbers do not include DUI arrests made during the month outside these specific initiatives.

This month’s saturation patrols are scheduled for September 7, 13, 14, 21, 27 and 28.

Wendy Rose, spokesperson for the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said saturation patrols are conducted instead of DUI Checkpoints and include a number of patrol and traffic deputies working targeted zones to monitor driving activity. Rose said saturation patrols are mobile by design, so they take place in different parts of the county.

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