4th OF JULY OPERATIONS / DWI ENFORCEMENT RESULTS
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
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Release Date / Time: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:00 AM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – LOWER VALLEY PATROL / TRAFFIC (STI) DIVISION
EVENT: 4th of July Operations / DWI ENFORCEMENT Results
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: East El Paso County, TX
DATE / TIME: 4th of July Holiday Period
RESULT: Statistical Data
DWI ENFORCEMENT
EL PASO, TX- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Section in coordination with Patrol Deputies conducted a DWI Enforcement wave during the period of June 26, 2009 thru July 5th, 2009. During 4 days in that time period, extra officers were utilized to focus DWI patrols within high risk locations during times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent. Our goal was to reduce the number of fatal or serious injury collisions. Working during hours determined to be peak impaired driving hours, Deputies worked a total of 192 hours during this 4th of July enforcement period- 8 hours a night in various locations within El Paso County, TX. No major traffic accidents were reported during this time period in the unincorporated areas of the county.
RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- ADULT DWI ARRESTS: 16
- MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS: 18
- FELONY ARRESTS: 1
- TOTAL # OF ARRESTS: 35
| - MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS EXECUTED: 7
- CLASS C CITATIONS: 6
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- # OF NON-HAZARDOUS CITATIONS ISSUED: 35
- # OF HAZARDOUS CITATIONS ISSUED: 33
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4th of JULY -CALLS FOR SERVICE
EL PASO COUNTY, TX- In years past, the 4th of July Holiday has proven to be the busiest day in the county, especially the Montana Vista Area. Sheriff’s Deputies intensified their patrols during this past 4th of July holiday responding to calls & looking out for criminal activity or disturbances in progress such as underage drinking parties & criminal mischief incidents. No major incidents were reported during this years holiday- surprisingly, the Lower Valley (Clint, San Elizario, Fabens, Tornillo, Las Colonias areas) had an equal amount of calls as the Montana area.
Below is a break down of calls for service only during the evening / night shift for the Lower Valley Patrol Division during the 4th of July holiday (Upper Valley stats are unavailable at this time):
CALLS FOR SERVICE:
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.