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On Saturday December 17, 2011 the Reno Police Department Traffic Division conducted administering a DUI checkpoint in the University Area of Reno. This checkpoint was a multi-agency partnership with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Nevada Highway Patrol, Sparks Police Department, Washoe County School Police, UNR Police Department, and the Douglas and Lyon County Sheriff’s Offices.

Patrol, Sparks Police Department, Washoe County School Police, UNR Police Department, and the Douglas and Lyon County Sheriff’s Offices.

Costs for this DUI checkpoint are being paid for by a grant from the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, Joining Forces Program. The purpose of the program is to educate the driving public in regards to DUI laws, to enforce the community’s no tolerance stance towards impaired driving and to remind people that “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving!”

Historically, the holiday season brings an increase of illegally impaired drivers to the nation’s roadways. This typically causes an increase in accidents involving DUI drivers during this time.

Please remind your audience that if they are drinking any amount of alcohol they shouldn’t drive.

There are a number of options available to them to avoid driving while they are impaired or “buzzed”, such as using a designating a sober driver, public transportation or a taxi service.

This evening, between the hours of 7:00pm and 12:00pm, the Reno Police Department Traffic Division conducted a DUI/Safety Checkpoint on N. Virginia St at the intersection with 15th St.

In all, 907 vehicles were stopped at the checkpoint. Of those stopped, 68 people were issued citations and 8 were arrested. The breakdown is as follows:

-28 drivers and passengers were issued citations for not wearing seatbelts.

-4 drivers were issued citations because a child in their vehicle was not secured in a child’s safety seat.

-4 drivers was also cited for not having a driver’s license

-6 drivers were also cited for not having insurance

-8 drivers was arrested for DUI

Drivers are reminded that “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving”. They are also reminded that all persons within a vehicle are required to be wearing appropriate safety restraints.

Kobach, secretario estatal de Kansas, tiene “clara posición antiinmigrante” por impulsar medidas que fomentan la discriminación hacia personas con características físicas y lingüísticas diferentes, dijo en teleconferencia Luis Gutiérrez, legislador demócrata por Illinois.

“El voto latino está en juego”, señaló Gutiérrez, quien sostuvo que ese tipo de legislaciones antiinmigrantes buscan intimidar a los inmigrantes indocumentados para que abandonen el país, pero que los votantes latinos “no son estúpidos”.

Romney, que recibió la semana pasada el apoyo de Kobach, tenía previsto participar este día junto a éste en un acto

proselitista en Carolina del Sur, donde espera cosechar el próximo 21 de enero su tercera victoria tras ganar a principios de mes las primarias de Iowa y Nueva Hampshire.

El ex gobernador de Massachusetts se perfila como el favorito para lograr la candidatura republicana que buscará impedir la reelección de Obama en los comicios de noviembre próximo.

El secretario tesorero del Sindicato Internacional de Empleados de Servicio (SEIU), Eliseo Medina, señaló que distintos sondeos muestran que el tema de inmigración no es prioridad para los votantes, excepto los latinos, y que a los electores les importa más el trabajo “y la economía, que los ataques contra los inmigrantes”.

Romney ha probado que “no es sólo ignorante sobre la comunidad latina, sino que es un candidato de dos caras, dice una cosa en español y otra cosa en inglés, todo el mismo día”, sostuvo Medina sobre un anuncio en español titulado “Nosotros” y divulgado en Florida la semana pasada.

En el comercial, el hijo de Romney señala en español que su padre “cree en los valores americanos, porque los ha vivido y lucha para restaurar la grandeza de nuestra nación”.

Medina manifestó, sin embargo, que el mismo día, Romney emitió un comunicado en inglés en el que calificó a Kobach como “un verdadero líder en la seguridad de nuestras fronteras”, con el que espera trabajar para apoyar a estados como Carolina del Sur y Arizona que buscan afrontar el problema de la inmigración ilegal.

El director de la organización America’s Voice, Frank Sharry, señaló por su parte que Romney necesita al menos el 40 por ciento del voto latino si aspira a derrotar a Obama en noviembre y que distintos sondeos muestran que apenas supera el 20 por ciento de apoyo entre el creciente electorado hispano.

Señaló que Romney también ha indicado que si es elegido presidente vetaría el proyecto de ley Dream Act, que busca legalizar a miles de jóvenes indocumentados y que se opondría a cualquier tipo de reforma migratoria que dé alivio a unos 11 millones de inmigrantes sin papeles.

Los activistas coincidieron en afirmar que el voto latino, al igual que en comicios anteriores, puede ser clave en estados que se mantienen competitivos y cuentan con un gran electorado hispano, como Nuevo México, Nevada, Florida, Colorado y Arizona.

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December 16, 2011, January 3, 2012

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office has successfully completed their share of the "Joining Forces" DUI Enforcement Campaign. "Joining Forces" is a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement program that promotes statewide enforcement in four areas: DUI, seat belts, and speed and pedestrian safety.

The Sheriff's Office joined the Sparks Police Department, Reno Police Department, University of Nevada Police Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol in this enforcement campaign.

Sheriff's Office personnel assigned to this campaign initiated 273 traffic stops and arrested 10 drivers for DUI. Additionally, of the 273 traffic stops, there were 6 drug related arrests, 8 fugitives from justice arrests, 77 drivers cited for speeding and 37 drivers license associated violations. Registration, equipment, other moving violations, seat belt and no insurance violations totaled 141. Twelve (12) drivers were cited for using a cell phone. All other miscellaneous citations and warnings totaled 97.

Although a driver may be stopped for one violation, during the deputy's investigation, several other violations could be discovered. One driver may perhaps be issued a citation for numerous violations.

Even though the "Joining Forces" DUI Enforcement Campaign time period has ended, law enforcement personnel nationwide will continue patrolling roadways and neighborhoods to ensure public safety and security.

The "Joining Forces" DUI Enforcement Campaign was made possible by grant funding received from the Nevada Department of Public Safety - Office of Traffic Safety and the "Joining Forces" Program.