Crime & Safety
Essex County Sobriety Check Coming Up
The sobriety checkpoint will be held at an undisclosed community somewhere in Essex County, Massachusetts State Police said.
ESSEX COUNTY, MA — A sobriety checkpoint will be held somewhere in Essex County next week. Massachusetts State Police will conduct the checkpoint Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 Per the department's policy, the exact time and location were not divulged.
Police said the checkpoint is designed to increase awareness about the need to catch and remove impaired drivers from the road. The checkpoint's hours will vary.
The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the state Highway Division of the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
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