Volume 1************************************* Issue 1 *************************************** January 2000
S obriety Trained Officers Representing Michigan mission is to improve the quality of life for Michigan communities by informing its membership about the latest developments and methods in crime prevention, drunk driving detection and occupant restraint applications.
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
This publication was designed to remind everyone in the law enforcement community about the hazards the chronic drunken driver poses to the communities we serve. A chronic drunk/drugged driver is a motorist who has more than one alcohol or drug related conviction on their driving record. The arrests depicted in this publication were submitted by the officers who made the stop to help us increase our awareness about the seriousness of this dilemma. Officers desiring to submit an arrest which meets this criteria should submit a completed copy of the "Worst of the Worst Drunk Driving Offender" data sheet to S.T.O.R.M. by mail or by faxing the completed document to the attention of Sgt. Jonathan Uribe c/o (616) 337-8033. Submissions can only be made via the STORM web-site: www.mistorm.com. A copy of this data sheet can also be requested directly from S.T.O.R.M..
Comments or suggestions concerning the improvement of this publication should be directed to the editor.
Sgt. Jonathan Uribe
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Editor
HONOR ROLL
Sobriety Trained Officers Representing Michigan extends its heartfelt sorrow to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Rob Brown upon learning of his tragic death. The highly proactive impaired driving enforcement officer was employed with the Dryden Police Department in Lapeer County when he was killed on 12-11-99 while en-route home after completing a tour of duty.
Officer Brown was struck head on by a vehicle that crossed over the center line.
Alcohol was a factor in this fatal crash.
The family asks that donations be made to either the First Presbyterian Church or Mothers Against Drunk Driving c/o Post Office Box 657, Lapeer, MI 48446.
Source of Data: Law Enforcement Information Network Broadcast
KALAMAZOO COUNTY
Kalamazoo, Michigan : Officer Charles Dahlinger arrested a 38 year Kalamazoo man for his 5th OUIL offense on 9-14-99. The man fled from the officer after he tried to stop him for running several red traffic signals. He was subsequently apprehended after he crashed into a tree. He tested .09 % Br Ac.
Kalamazoo, Michigan : Officer Jeff Mack arrested a 31 year old Kalamazoo man for his 4th alcohol related offense after he was observed driving on a flat tire and without having his headlights activated. He tested .18 Br Ac.
Kalamazoo, Michigan : Officer Rod Mox arrested a 32 year old Portage woman for OUIL on 11-10-99. She tested .39% BAC. An examination of her driving record showed that she'd been previously arrested for drunk driving in 1998, however, she was allowed to plea to Careless Driving.
NEWAYGO COUNTY
Deputy Don Austin arrested a 30 year old Baldwin woman for her 4th OUIL offense on 10-30-99 after she failed to signal a turn. She tested .16% Br Ac.
Deputy Don Austin arrested a 31 year old Grandville woman for her 4th OUIL offense on 12-4-99. She tested .20% Br Ac.
Deputy Ray Brenner and Deputy Jake Ashker arrested a 36 year old Hesperia man for his 3rd OUIL offense on 12-11-99 after he was stopped for driving without tail lights. He tested .13% Br AC. Marihuana was also found on his person.
