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Napa Police: More DUI Arrests This 4th of July Holiday

Law enforcement agencies arrested 14 people for DUI in Napa County on July 3 and 4: That's 40 percent more arrests than over the same two-day period in 2011, according to a police press release.

Louisa Hufstader, Neighbor
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DUI arrests in Napa County for the first two days of the Fourth of July holiday period were up sharply in 2012 over 2011, according to a press release from Sgt. Paul Paniagua of the

For the 48 hours effort from 12:01 AM Tuesday, July 3, 2012 through midnight Wednesday, July 4, 2012 officers representing nine county law enforcement agencies arrested 14 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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Ten people were arrested for DUI during the same two-day enforcement period in 2011, Paniagua said. 

T on Trancas Street, according to an earlier Paniagua announcement.

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The next major holiday DUI enforcement blitz comes in August: For an 18-day period concluding with the Labor Day weekend, regional law enforcement agencies will again be out in extra numbers looking specifically for drunk and drugged drivers, Paniagua said.

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