San Diego and National City police say they will flood streets across both cities this Super Bowl weekend, putting extra officers on duty as fans pack house parties, sports bars and late-night hangouts. The stepped-up patrols are meant to discourage impaired driving, tamp down disorder and keep busy commercial corridors safe as the region counts down to the Super Bowl this Sunday.
According to CBS 8, the San Diego Police Department and the National City Police Department will roll out additional uniformed patrols and traffic enforcement throughout the weekend. Officers will be assigned to the spots where crowds typically gather, although the agencies are not releasing exact shift schedules or any potential checkpoint locations.
Local law enforcement has run similar operations during past Super Bowls. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office previously launched heightened DUI patrols that started in the afternoon and stretched into the early-morning hours, the Times of San Diego reported. That coverage also repeated the standard playbook: plan a sober ride, lean on rideshare or public transit, and call 911 if you spot a suspected impaired driver.
Regional security measures
Up at the host site in the Bay Area, agencies are stacking specialized units and interagency resources to lock down stadium events, as laid out in a press release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office describes expanded K-9 deployments, bomb squad activity and other detection teams focused on fan venues and key transit hubs…