Sheriff Doug Schuster has announced that the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has received funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to purchase:
~ Portable Breath Test machines ($3,511)
~ Radar Units for Patrol vehicles ($5,100)
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office will use the Portable Breath Testers as a way to enhance DUI enforcement throughout Mohave County. They currently use PBT machines for DUI cases, however half of the patrol deputies do not have a PBT machine readily available for their use. The PBT machines funded through this grant will assist in detecting impairment, thus reducing the amount of alcohol-related crashes.
MCSO also frequently encounters youth alcohol parties in remote desert areas or in unsupervised homes. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has zero-tolerance for youth alcohol violations. When encountered, these PBT machines will allow to safely account for and turn over youth who may have consumed alcohol to responsible adults, parents, and/or guardians.
Speeding complaints continue to be an element of a community’s quality of life concerns. Speeding vehicles create dangerous conditions for members of the community. Not all deputies have a radar unit available and this grant funding will assist in supplying them to the necessary deputies. This will allow the agency to conduct more traffic enforcement in the county, resulting in a reduction of speed-related crashes.
