Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Total 106 DUI Arrests for Napa End-of-Summer Crackdown

Totals are up from same 18-day period last year.

UPDATE: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.

The 2013 Summer/Labor Day Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown on drinking drivers has ended and resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from the Sobriety Checkpoints, Special Saturation Patrols and routine patrol in the Napa County “AVOID” DUI Campaign for the past 18 days.


From 12:01 a.m. Friday Aug. 16th, through midnight Monday Sept.2, officers representing nine county law enforcement agencies have arrested 106 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

In 2012, 92 DUI arrests occurred during the same time period. 

These numbers are in comparison to last years’ totals during the holiday period.

Police, Sheriff and the CHP encourage all motorists to help make your community safer: Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911! anytime you encounter a dangerous impaired driver.

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ORIGINAL STORY: Sept. 2, 2013
A 28-year-old man said to be a prior DUI offender was arrested this weekend on a new alleged DUI offense.

Jake Peacock of Napa was one of four people arrested during the Napa Police  operation run by five offers from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday.

Police said the DUI operation resulted in 23 vehicle stops. During those 23 vehicle stops, officers noticed seven drivers admitted to or displayed symptoms of alcohol consumption.

 Officers evaluated those seven drivers and subsequently arrested four of them for DUI.

 Peacock was initially stopped for vehicle code violations. According to police,  Peacock displayed symptoms of intoxication and he performed unsatisfactorily on field sobriety tests.

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 A records check revealed he had an outstanding warrant for a prior DUI and was on DUI probation, police said.

His driver’s license was suspended.  Peacock was placed under arrest and booked at Napa County Department of Corrections.

His vehicle was towed and impounded.

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