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03/18/2009

The Greenfield Police Department’s St. Patrick’s Day Alcohol Mobilization Patrol last night resulted in the arrest of five suspected drunken drivers within a three hour period, three of them within about thirty minutes.

At 11:39 PM officers stopped a 39 year old Milwaukee man at 68^th and Forest Home Avenue for a for traffic violation.  The man was subsequently arrested for suspected drunken driving.  He was also found to be on parole for narcotics violations and  is a felony offender with a lengthy criminal record dating back some 20 years.  He was subsequently turned over to the Milwaukee County Jail for violating his parole.

At 1:20 AM, officers stopped a 41 year old West Allis man after he was observed driving at a high rate of speed southbound on Hwy 100.  The man was subsequently arrested for suspected drunken driving.  This driver was also found to be a felony offender on probation for child support violations.  He was subsequently turned over to the Milwaukee County Jail for violating his probation.

At 1:28 Am, officers stopped a 46 year old Milwaukee man in the 4100 block of West Loomis Road for a traffic violation. The man was subsequently arrested for suspected drunken driving and blew more than .20 on a breath test (nearly three times the legal limit).  This individual was cited for 1^st Offense Operating While Intoxicated and released to a sober adult.

At 1:56 Am, officers stopped a 26 year old Greendale man in the 4900 block of South 84^th Street for a traffic violation. The man was subsequently arrested for suspected drunken driving and taken to a local hospital for a blood test.  This individual was cited for 1^st Offense Operating While Intoxicated and released to a sober adult.

At 2:47 Am, officers stopped a 24 year old Milwaukee man in the 2700 block of West Coldspring Road for a traffic violation. The man was subsequently arrested for suspected drunken driving and blew more than .20 on a breath test (nearly three times the legal limit).  This individual was cited for 1^st Offense Operating While Intoxicated and released to a sober adult.

The officers involved were conducting an targeted Alcohol Mobilization Patrol on St. Patrick’s Day under a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.  The grant aims to reduce alcohol related crashes through targeted, sustained enforcement efforts.  In 2007, alcohol was listed as a contributing factor in nearly 7% of all crashes and 45% of fatal crashes.  337 people died in these crashes.