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In Arizona, two local law enforcement agencies recently received grants from the state so that they could continue their efforts to crack down on drunk driving.  The two agencies, Pima County Sheriff's Department and Nogales Police Department, were given grants from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

Pima County was given approximately $181,000 and Nogales received just below $69,000. Both departments will use the money to conduct DUI enforcement checkpoints throughout the year.  They will also use the money to locate people who have outstanding DUI warrants and to conduct liquor license inspections.

Pima is expected to use $12,225 to purchase 25 new breath-testing machines, which the department will use to conduct underage drinking investigations.

Nogales told news sources that it will use grant money to purchase DUI equipment and also to pay for overtime staff during DUI crackdowns. 

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Tucson, Arizona - a task force arrested 79 drunk drivers this past weekend during a DUI crackdown in Tucson.

According to law enforcement, 13 underage DUI arrests were also made.  Since Thanksgiving, there have been a total of 130 underage DUI arrests in Tucson.

Over the weekend, the DUI task force stopped over 1,400 drivers.  They say that while there were many arrests, they also encountered 26 sober designated drivers at DUI checkpoints throughout the city.

The task force is comprised of Southern Arizona law enforcement agencies and has plans to conduct checkpoints every Friday and Saturday night until January 1, 2010. 

Officers report that there have been a total of 287 DUI arrests since the Thanksgiving holiday.

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According to law enforcement in the Bay area, Santa Clara County has the most DUI (driving under the influence) arrests during the department's winter holiday crackdown, which is aimed at catching drunk drivers.

Sheriff's Sergeant Rick Sung told reporters that 189 people were arrested for driving under the influence from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday.  He said that while there were no deaths, there were 6 DUI related injuries in the county.

He also reported that the numbers were a higher than last year's numbers.  In 2008, the number of DUI arrests during the holiday crackdown was 181. 

Police throughout other Bay area counties arrested 468 people for DUI.  Last year, they arrested 641.  They said that there was one DUI related death in Napa County and that checkpoints would continue until January 3, 2010. 

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