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DUI checkpoints planned

Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 | 9:38 a.m.

Police will be conducting checkpoints to fight driving under the influence and stepping up patrols in an effort to make roads safer this Labor Day weekend.

Metro Police's traffic officers will be saturating downtown Las Vegas beginning at 6 p.m. today to watch for drunken drivers. Between 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday, Metro will set up a DUI checkpoint in southeast Las Vegas.

Officers will be increasing patrols of the southwest Las Vegas between 6 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday.

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers also plan to be out in force.

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