2 DUI arrests during Independence checkpoint, saturation patrol

From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit conducted a sobriety checkpoint along 23rd Street at Lee’s Summit Road while simultaneously conducting a DWI saturation patrol in that area. The saturation patrol began on Friday 9/18/09 at 10:00 PM and ended on Saturday 9/19/09 at 4:00 AM. The checkpoint was operated from 12:45 AM to 2:00 AM. The entire operation was staffed by (18) officers.

During the hours of operation, (101) cars were checked at the checkpoint and (35) cars were stopped during the saturation patrol with the following arrests and citations:

(2) DWI [(0) from checkpoint, (2) from saturation patrol]
(25) Hazardous Moving Violations
(10) No Valid Driver License
(20) Other Traffic Violations
(10) Warrant Arrest

Comments

[Sasquach]

Wow! A whopping 0% DUI enforcement effectiveness from the Checkpoint, while the simultaneous saturation patrol had a 5% effectiveness rate for # of vehicles stopped.

Does that mean that the saturation patrol was infinately more effective (e.g. 5 divided by 0)?

[Kevin]

In addition, the ones arrested actually were impaired and showed it versus just driving up to an officer and answering a few questions.

[D-man]

18 officers? how many were sitting on the thumbs versus how many were cruising around looking 4 drunks? I'll be glad when someone finally realizes how much of a waste of money this is.

[sickoftheidiots]

Wow. 0%. And here I thought the .6% Merriam reeled in was pathetic.

Once again. How in the world can anyone validate the exception to the Constitution necessary for this crap to happen when there are other, demonstrably more effective and constitutionally valid methods they could use?

[Las Vegas DUI Attorney]

1. complete constitutional violation - check
2. complete waste of tax payer money - check
3. complete waste of time - check
4. lack of any of the 101 people stopped suing in court over this - check

It evens out doesn't it? If no one complains, then nothing will ever be done.

[Jo Jo]

LVDUIA, do you routinely spout off this "constitutional violation" argument to the court when you represent your DUI clients? Do you also move for dismissal on the basis of wasted taxpayer money and time? Do you also mount a criminal defense based on the projected lack of civil suits against the government?

If you answered "no" to these (and judging from some of your previous posts, it's questionalbe), then you DO actually understand the difference between congnizable legal claims and mere whiny complaints. However, you can take solace in the fact that nearly every majority opinion has a published dissent. Wipe your tears with the pages of the dissents in checkpoint cases, brah.

[quixotic]

I've noticed the increased use of saturation patrols combined with checkpoints. Are the patrols targeting side streets that drivers would use to evade checkpoints? That could account for their effectiveness. And they wouldn't necessarily have to witness impaired behavior - just evasive maneuvers from drivers that don't want to go through the checkpoint.

[Herbert Spencer]

It would seem that the profit margin from this revenue enhancement project will be quite good. Shawnee is still the biggest pack of thieves with KCMO coming in a close second and OP a rather distant third. How pathetic that the people who are supposed to protect you from being waylaid by armed thugs have become the armed thugs.

[Obama is the Man]

What a waste of taxpayer money... 0% DUI from the checkpoint! Chief Dailey whines about the lack of manpower on the streets,yet he assigns 18 to this worthless checkpoint while 12 are patroling the entire City! I voted "NO" on the sales tax and will vote "NO" again. The Chief wastes taxpayer dollars and the City of Indep continues to divert taxpayer dollars from city services via TIF to its devleoper cronies.