Crime & Safety

Police Receive Grant for Labor Day DWI Patrols

Gloucester Township Police Department has been awarded a $4,400 grant to bolster DWI patrols in advance of and over Labor Day weekend.

Gloucester Township Police Department released the following press release regarding its participation in the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative:

The Gloucester Township Police Department will be participating in this summer’s statewide 2012 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” driving while intoxicated enforcement campaign. This campaign takes place between Aug. 17 and Sept. 3, 2012. As part of the initiative, the department was awarded a $4,400 grant by New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. The grant will be used to conduct high-visibility patrols targeting intoxicated drivers during the Labor Day holiday period, which is one of the busiest travel times of the year.

This statewide campaign is part of a national effort to raise awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving. In 2010, there were 556 traffic-related fatalities in New Jersey, with 168 of those killed in alcohol-related crashes.

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The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is just one facet of the Gloucester Township Police Department’s efforts to deter drinking and driving. The department conducts monthly coordinated patrols targeting intoxicated drivers, pre-prom drinking and driving education programs for high school students and education programs for alcohol servers at restaurants.

Be a responsible driver. If you drink, don’t drive. If you do plan on drinking, have a designated driver, use mass transit, taxis or call a friend. If you see someone you suspect of driving drunk, stay as far away from the other vehicle as possible. Do not try to pass the vehicle or signal the driver to pull over. Take notice of the license plate number of the driver along with details of the vehicle including make, model and color. However, make sure you don’t compromise your own safety trying to obtain this information and call 911. Give the exact location of the vehicle, including the name of the road or cross streets and the direction the vehicle is traveling. Give a complete description of the vehicle and the manner in which the vehicle is being driven.

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For additional information on the dangers of drinking and driving and on the designated driver program, visit the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety web page and the MADD website.


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