" Hurray! "

" its coo just puf puf pass and youre mind is clear to focus on the row-ads "

" Don't walk or ride a bike! Anyone ever heard of DIP (drunk in public)!

It happens...

Take a cab, call a friend NO NOT try to get home on your own....

That's when you wake up curled up in your next door neighbors yard cuddling with their garbage can. "

" if someone is too drunk to drive and they walk home.. wouldn't they STILL get arrested for public intoxication? I heard this From a Local PD in Illinois. "

" Lets hope that the Patrols focus on the uppity wineries and restraunts on the well traveled roads. "

" Mofosheee: They wont, they will set up in town like they always do. Now if they were to set up on 29 just past yountville, or on silverado trail, then they would nab some of the tourists that think its ok to go wine tasting all day and not call a cab. "

" The police won't usually give you a drunk in public unless you're being loud, fighting, or destroying someone's property. That's not saying they won't if they're just being an - insert word(s) here. "

" Hey, you guys whining about not focusing up-valley where the wineries are: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NAPA P.D. HERE! They went to the extra effort required to obtain a grant from the State to do something about the DUI problem IN THEIR CITY. They do not work , nor are they responsible for Yountville. You need to talk to the CHP and Sheriff about that. Cut Napa PD a little slack for trying to do a better job within their area of responsibility. "

" Jenn / Mofosheee,
I think they are tied to the City limits since the grant was for the Napa PD, had the Sheriff received the grant they would be allowed to set up in the County. But then again what do I know!!!! "

" Jenn, the ones driving on 29 are not the problem. The ones driving on city streets are the problem. Just look at the traffic accident statistics. "

" Ok, I admit, I forgot that it was limited to Napa PD, so yeah, they cant get upvalley to work this up there. And yeah, its too bad the sherriffs or CHP dont get a grant for this to do just that. I do think that the highways are a big problem. I do get stuck behind some people that swerve in town, but I mostly incounter them out on the highways. They shouldnt be driving after drinking no matter what, but I do believe that more people are killed by drunks out on the highways than they are in town. I just get a little frustrated with the checkpoints in town as usual reports after are mostly just pulling a few off the road that dont have insurance/license or impounding cars that arent registered. They do nab some drunks, but not too many. Just wish they could hit the highways a little and see what that gets them vs in town. I think it would be interesting to see how many more people are drinking and driving on the highway vs in town. "

" It takes a 'grant' to get the cops to stop drunks...??? What...They don't get enough revenue from DUI's if they don't get paid extra...???

Something's wrong with this picture. Now it costs 'extra' to 'protect and serve'...??? What ever happened to the police just doing their job, without charging extra...??? "

" My point is that the Hi 29 corridor and Silverado trail are prime hunting grounds for catching offenders.

I drive this road every evening from work and see alot of drunks

Mr. Richards, I respectively disagree with you "

" Dwayne ... With the police force being reduced from optimal levels the DUI stings always involve overtime for most of the officers involved. If PD didn't get a state grant, you and I along with everyone else would be paying for the extra cost. "

" Are they going to catch the drunk drivers at Starbucks or Peets? "

" asahigo wrote on Aug 6, 2008 5:41 PM:
" Dwayne ... With the police force being reduced from optimal levels the DUI stings always involve overtime for most of the officers involved. If PD didn't get a state grant, you and I along with everyone else would be paying for the extra cost. "

Ummmm....That was exactly my point...

Where do you think the money comes from in a state grant...??? Santa Claus...??? It's tax money, any way you look at it... Shuffling the money around doesn't change the fact that we're not getting the protection from drunks that we're already paying for.

Is the fire department next? They won't show up anymore for "minor" residential fires unless they receive a grant of extra tax money from the state.

If you somehow thing that the cops are not getting overtime anyway, think again, and we're all paying for it in the end (pun). "

" both sides are right. more accidents occur on city streets because they are more dangerous to drive on than the freeway. but i also see more weavers on the road than downtown , especially on the trail and 29. i would say i see a weaver about every 3rd or 4th trip of 25 miles. i assume they are mostly drunks but some could be just talking, texting or whatever, and many sleepy drivers now outnumber drunks as a source of death on the road. of couse the so called d.u.i. check will look for every possible crime but not sleepieness. why ? because the officers are working overtime on a grant from the state and feds. they have lot's of extra money for overtime you see. (oh, that's right, they are both broke, it's a loan). when working overtime, sleepieness causes accidents to double.that's why they have laws against truckers and pilots driving too long. working a 16 hour shift makes people drive just like a drunk. 4 people were recently killed by police asleep at the wheel and that's just the bay area.when 1000 innocent(of drunk driving)people are pulled over with no probable cause , it's not about keeping us safe. it's about getting us used to giving up our rights . it's a good thing the vandals don't read the paper. that way they will never know when it's safe for them to dump oven cleaner on cars because most of the police are tied up at checkpoints. do the math. 6 officers on overtime times 4 hours is 24 hours , with time and a half that's 36 hours. enough to pay for one officer cruising around for over 4 days. i'm sure he could find more than 2 drunk drivers in that time. "

" If you see a drunk (or a lot of drunks) on ANY road PLEASE just call 911.
It will definitely help! "

" The last time I saw one of these DUI checkpoints, it was by the State Hospital, for the traffic coming INTO town...

This is relative to doing a stripsearch on a junkie, BEFORE he gets to the crackhouse....

wouldn't it more make sense to have it on highway 29, near Trower, going south? You know...to catch...THE DRINKERS?!?! "

" Funnyme: Would love to call in drunks, as I have in the past, but with the new cell phone laws, Im more likely to get in trouble for calling them in when driving than not. If an officer sees me behind a vehicle on my cell, they are more apt to pull me over and give me the ticket instead of just going after the drunk because they are not behind the drunk in the first place to see that they are swerving. Thats a risk Im not willing to take because I cannot afford a ticket. I dont have a hands free set for my phone, nor the money to spend on one, so I dont use my phone anymore. Unfortunetly Im guessing that this is the truth for many people that normally would call them in. But if you have a handsfree device, please everyone, call it in and get these idiots off the road. "

" i used to call ch. 9 when when i had a c-b radio but never bought into the cell phones due to the microwaves that heat your brain just like a chicken , even though it's not as drastic , only 1 degree. it took over 10 years to get into the news. the bluetooth should reduce the chance of brain cancer.i hasten to say this is not proven yet, but the british government recently voted to study why it is that more people get brain cancer on the side they use the phones on. "

" Jenn, you will not get a ticket for calling 911. It's the only exception they make to handing out the ticket, and you can easily prove that your last call dialed was to 911. "

" Project707: are you implying that Napa's finest are a bunch of donut eatin', coffee drinkin' popo's??? Shame on you... "