A busy 4 hours...

On March 1, 2013, the Greenville Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit hosted a driving while impaired (DWI) checkpoint.  A briefing was held at the Greenville Police Department with the following agencies in attendance: Greenville Police Department, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Ayden Police Department, East Carolina University Police Department, Vidant Medical Police Department, Grifton Police Department, and the Pitt County Sherriff’s Office.  The checkpoint, which began at 10 o’clock pm and ended at 2 o’clock am, was set up on Allen Road at Briarcliff Drive.  The following citations / arrests were made during the four hour checkpoint:

·         DWI: 6

·         Driving While License Revoked:17

·         No Operators License: 12

·         Misdemeanor Drug Charges: 7

·         Felony Drug Charges:1

·         Registration Violations: 19

·         Inspection Violations: 9

·         Alcohol Violations: 3

·         Seat Belt violations: 3

·         Other Traffic Violations: 10

·         Child Restraint Violations:2

·         Warrants served:3

·         Other Misdemeanor Arrest: 1

·         Other Felony Arrrest:2

·         Seizures: 1986 Nissan Pickup truck, over 20 grams of marijuana, and 1600.00 dollars in US currency

·         Recovered:  Taurus .45 Cal handgun stolen out of Nash County

v  Total Traffic & Criminal Violations: 95