Crime & Safety

Police: Operation Turkey Chase Nets 19 DUIs

Countywide initiative targeted underage drinking, impaired driving

Montgomery County Police released the preliminary results of a countywide crackdown on underage drinking and impaired driving, code-named Operation “Turkey Chase.”

The initiative was a joint effort among Montgomery County Police, Montgomery County Sheriffs Office, Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Maryland State Police, Gaithersburg City Police and Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control. Police said the night before Thanksgiving was considered one of the busiest nights for underage drinking.

According to Montgomery County Police there were:

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  • Vehicles stops: 265
  • Warnings issued: 157
  • Traffic citations issued: 138
  • DUI arrests: 19
  • Equipment repair orders: 15
  • Criminal charges:
    Criminal Citations: 15
    CDS: 1
  • Civil citations issued: 5
  • Alcohol establishment checks: 8

Vehicles through phantom sobriety checkpoints:                                          

  • Wisconsin Avenue at Jones Bridge Road: 1,558
  • Old Georgetown Road at Battery Lane: 942

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