Pasadena Texas Police Department

La Porte, Pasadena, other agencies work together to curb drunk driving

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is a time for revelry, but the La Porte and Pasadena police departments are taking proactive steps to ensure the safety of the traveling public by hosting their third "No Refusal" campaign against drunk driving.

In the operation —  scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 1-2 — police can require suspected drunk drivers to submit blood samples to determine blood-alcohol level.

The program is one of the tools credited in decreasing drunk-driving incidents along area roadways, said Sgt. John Krueger, public information officer for the La Porte Police Department.

"Most Harris County residents are well aware of the high traffic volume throughout the area," Krueger said.

"Independence weekend will just add to that fact. Worse, just one drunk driver can create a world of misery for a countless number of people. But, while drunk drivers will undoubtedly be hitting the roads during Fourth of July weekend, residents can be sure our DWI enforcement officers will be keeping the roadways safe."

The No Refusal program is an enforcement strategy promoted by The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration, Krueger said.

"Under these operations, police are able to legally acquire a proper blood sample from drivers who refuse to give a breath sample," he said.

Should the suspect choose not to provide a sample, officers will have a Harris County Assistant District Attorney on site to draft a search warrant in order to obtain it.

During the designated periods, both prosecutors and judges make themselves available to simplify and expedite the warrant acquisition process.

"This also helps build cases for DWI conviction. La Porte Police Department highly publicizes the No Refusal program in order to let both the public and DWI offenders know that the chances of being caught, arrested, and convicted for drunk driving offenses will without a doubt increase during these efforts," Krueger said.

During the same time period last year, the department reported a significant increase in DWI arrests — 51 percent over 2009.

The increase is believed to have been due, in large part, to the proactive efforts of vigilant officers, Krueger said.

La Porte officers will be assigned specifically to DWI patrol duty, while officers from Harris County Precinct 8 constable's office and the Texas Department of Public Safety will also be in the city looking for DWI offenders.

Pasadena Texas Police Harassment | The Orange Dragon

4.22.11 While filming a accident scene in front of my townhome I was harassed by the Pasadena police department. A man flipped his truck on a residential street where the speed limit is 35 MPH. People constantly speed on this road and the police rarely patrol the area. I intended to document the accident to present to the city and maybe get officers to patrol the area for speeders and crooks more often. I have already requested that officers patrol the area more frequently on another occasion when my vehicle was burglarized. The police soon turned their attention towards me for shooting video and informed me they don’t like it when people video. I’m sorry but they video the public all the time. The entire video is aprox. 30 min. long but I have edited it down to the moments of contact to spare viewers of boredom. Thanks for watching.

Some of you ignorant people need to read the constitution, or have it read to you……then explained in kindergarten terms so the you can understand it. Your ignorant comments just show the REAL intelligent people how ignorant you are. An officer will protect and serve you until you act like that! The next time they come in contact with you, I can almost bet you they won’t be as nice.

@martinmaniac1 You have no right to judge anyone. You don’t even know the circumstance and decide to make an ignorant comment. It’s people like you that are bringing this world down. Thank you for sharing your assumptions from your couch listening to your shitty tejano music on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. I guess your daddy didn’t teach you that when you make assumptions you tend to make a real ass of yourself. Have a great life cowering to the man you POS.

Thank you for standing up for your Constitutional Rights, brother. I’d like to shake your hand. I find it amazing that you were doing nothing wrong, nothing in violation of any law, and yet you had to be harnessed and threatened.

We need more people like you – people who are EDUCATED on their Rights and aren’t afraid to stand up for them.

I paid close attention to this entire video, and I hope you send a copy to the Pasedena PD with your Complaint. Thanks for documenting this incident.

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