Cops Give Up: Sobriety Checkpoints Waste of Time, Money

The task force for sobriety checkpoints under the Columbus Division of Police is no more, according to a Columbus Dispatch article.

Michael Brining, a law enforcement officer liaison for the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, said to the Dispatch that CPD felt the checkpoints weren’t a good use of funding or manpower, so it was discontinued.

According to the Dispatch, Kim Jacobs, CPD Chief, declined over $220,000 in grant money for the OVI Task Force. This doesn’t mean police won’t be patrolling high crash and injury areas though. Jacobs will still allow officers to still receive funding to patrol areas where evidence shows there are a lot of alcohol-related crashes.

Columbus will also be saying goodbye to the Mobile (Blood Alcohol Content) truck platform.

According to the Dispatch, sobriety checkpoints don’t usually result in many arrests, but are more useful for sobriety and road safety awareness.

What do you think? Does Columbus need sobriety checkpoints or are they unnecessary? Sound off in the comments below!

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