| WHAT |
| Operation
Safe Crossing — San Diego Police will coordinate a
multi-agency enforcement operation at the San Ysidro/Tijuana
border crossing in an effort to combat underage drinking
and prevent people from driving home drunk after
partying in Mexico. Operation Safe Crossing will be
conducting operations this weekend and on April 5th and
6th. |
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| WHERE |
| Southbound
pedestrian turnstiles — San Diego Police will be
checking IDs, turning away everyone under 18 not
accompanied by a guardian, detaining those with false
identification and enforcing curfew. Volunteers will be
handing out fliers to inform the public about roving DUI
patrols and promoting sober driving (SATURDAY ONLY). |
| Northbound
pedestrian crossing — Enforcement of alcohol and
public safety laws, arresting intoxicated pedestrians
and drivers using a zero tolerance approach. |
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| WHEN |
| Friday,
March 29, 2002 — Operation Safe Crossing at the
border goes from 9:00 to dawn |
| Saturday,
March 30, 2002 — Operation Safe Crossing at the
border goes from 9:00 to dawn |
| *CHP will be
conducting DUI patrols in San Diego County on Saturday,
March 30th. |
| INTERVIEWS:
Sgt. Max Verduzco will be available for interviews after
1:00 pm on Thursday and after 9:00 pm on Friday and
Saturday at the southbound border crossing. |
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| WHY |
| To stem the
tide of intoxicated border crossers returning from
Mexico. Aggressive marketing practices lure thousands of
high school, college, and university students from
across the region to drink in Mexico during their spring
break. The means more partiers heading south of the
border, which translates into an increase in the number
of alcohol-related problems at the border, in Tijuana,
and in Rosarito. The goal of Operation Safe Crossing is
to provide the necessary resources to enforce current
laws, which will reduce the number of alcohol-related
incidences caused by excessive drinking. |
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| WHO |
| San Diego
Police Department, Chula Vista Police Department,
California Highway Patrol, Probation, State Parole,
Federal Protection Agency, Transit Police, and Alcohol
Beverage Control. |
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