DWI patrol works in 9 sites Police officers work overtime in program set up to save lives
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The Austin police officer who coordinates a weekend watch for drunken drivers doesn’t use fancy facts and figures to judge the federally-subsidized patrols. “If we pull in one guy who is fixing to kill somebody, the program is cost effective,” said Officer Jerry Pierce of the police department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). Overtime officers work nine locations - two in East Austin, three in North Austin, and four in South Source : nl.newsbank.com |