Redmond PD joins Super Bowl DUII patrols

The Redmond Police Department will be conducting enhanced DUII patrols during and immediately after the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Two additional patrol officers, funded by DUII overtime grant funds, will be working Sunday evening looking for impaired drivers. This is part of a nationwide law enforcement effort to prevent and remove DUII drivers from the road.

The Redmond Police Department encourages persons consuming alcohol or drugs to plan ahead and designate a driver, use a taxi or other means of transportation, or simply stay where they consume intoxicating substances and not drive.

Redmond Police will continue enhanced DUII patrols throughout the remaining month of February. The primary intent of these heighten patrols is to prevent deaths, injuries and property damage caused by DUII drivers by removing them from the road.

Redmond Police Department officers are trained to look for signs of impairment beyond just alcohol, as many other substances, legal or illegal, can impair a person’s ability to operate a vehicle.

The officers of Redmond Police Department are committed to making Redmond the safest city in Oregon. Preventing, locating and arresting DUII drivers is one of many ways they are working to accomplish this vision. Funding to support these enhanced DUII patrols is provided by a DUII High Visibility Enforcement Grant, awarded to the Redmond Police Department from the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Please report suspected DUII drivers by calling 541-693-6911 in Deschutes County or anywhere in Oregon by calling 800-24-DRUNK (800-243-7865).