Thursday, August 02, 2007
DUI - Aggressive Hillsborough County Florida Deputies
According to a local television report, "Hillsborough County has more DUI arrests than any county in Florida, even though it's only the state's fourth-largest county. " Hillsborough is the state's fourth-largest county, but now leads the state in both the number of DUI arrests and driver's licenses suspended or revoked. Recently, the county had far more than the three largest counties: Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Dozens of arrests involving one deputy were dismissed.
One citizen was pulled over by a former officer, a video of field sobriety tests was taken from the patrol car. Even though the person did fine on the test, the DUI cop cuffed her and took her to jail. An internal affairs investigation found the same cop had arrested 58 people who weren't legally drunk. Meanwhile, a state attorney's investigation into a rogue DUI cop continues.
DUI Tampa Florida Attorney
Labels: DUI Florida Attorney Lawyer, DUI Hillsborough, DUI Tampa
Tampa DUI Checkpoints - A Live Report
It is a busy time for DUI lawyers in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. In July, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, reeling from allegations of false DUI arrests, have arrested more than 620 offenders as part of a countywide DUI enforcement program. The "attack" on DUI ramped up two years ago. Thousands of arrests later, The Hillsborough County Sheriff has the largest DUI enforcement squad in the state. There are 25 deputies, plus they receive from the Tampa Police Department and state troopers.The Sheriff recently arrested more than 6,000 people last year on drunk-driving related charges making that agency the state leader in DUI arrests. The government has spent$2 million in federal and state grants. For an in-depth report see:
A sobering night- Hillsborough County DUI checkpoint
DUI Florida - Tampa - Hillsborough - Attorney
Labels: dui, dui checkpoint, DUI Florida Attorney Lawyer
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