LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A multi-agency law enforcement operation across the Las Vegas valley resulted in 25 DUI arrests during a Halloween enforcement blitz, authorities announced.
Despite stormy weather and difficult conditions, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department teamed up with neighboring agencies to conduct targeted enforcement aimed at taking impaired drivers off the roadway.
🚨 HALLOWEEN DUI BLITZ RESULTS 🚔
Not even stormy weather could stop our officers from working to keep impaired drivers off Las Vegas roads this Halloween!
Despite challenging conditions, LVMPD and our law enforcement partners conducted a successful DUI enforcement operation.… pic.twitter.com/89Jq0OlVdg
— LVMPD (@LVMPD)
Over the course of the operation, officers conducted 271 traffic stops and issued 171 citations, according to figures released by LVMPD. In addition to the 25 motorists arrested on driving under the influence charges, officers made three additional arrests and towed 28 vehicles.
LVMPD credited several partner agencies with assisting in the enforcement effort, including the Henderson Police Department, Clark County School District Police, and the Nevada State Police, as well as patrol officers, traffic units, dispatchers, and phlebotomists…