“Unfortunately, around the Super Bowl… we tend to get more DUI arrests,” Lt. Bret Ficklin said. “Usually most DUI arrests are on Saturday. This is the only time of year we assign (the blitz) on Sunday.”
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A man was taken into custody near the base around 4 p.m. and suspicious items were found in his vehicle.
A specialized police unit created to combat reckless driving in Las Vegas has made 119 arrests and towed 149 vehicles, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.
“The street light cameras would be an unbelievable benefit to law enforcement if they recorded,” Las Vegas police homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said.
One law enforcement official says the numbers would be much higher – maybe thousands more – if staffing within the Nevada Highway Patrol wasn’t at “critically low levels.
A combination of enforcement, education and motorists taking personal responsibility when they are behind the wheel are key to reducing the problem, police say.
After a tragic accident, couple wants to use their experience to help change the laws on distracted driving and vehicular manslaughter in Nevada while improving roadway safety.
The Nevada Highway Patrol’s “ghost” vehicles are on roadways as part of the Las Vegas DUI Strike Team this holiday season with a goal of intercepting intoxicated drivers.
Northbound lanes of Interstate 15 reopened Thursday afternoon after a roughly 20-hour closure caused by an officer-involved shooting of a person of interest in a California murder.
To bring awareness to drivers’ sometimes dangerous habits, the Nevada Highway Patrol’s southern command conducted a “Badge on Board” campaign Wednesday in which troopers drove around in a semitruck and tweeted pictures and videos of drivers committing traffic violations.