Police stop 265 cars at a DUI roadblock, arrest one person for DUI!
Portsmouth, NH - Two people were arrested Friday night at a downtown sobriety checkpoint where 265 cars were stopped, police said.
According to Capt. Mike Schwartz, the checkpoint was established on Market Street near the N.H. Port Authority at 10:30 p.m., and with the assistance of Portsmouth Police Explorers, it remained in effect until 2 a.m.. Authorized by a Rockingham County Superior Court judge, officers at the checkpoint screened drivers who were heading outbound, he said.
Arrested at the scene was Blaine Eaton, 33, of 6 Ridge St., Dover, for a charge alleging he was driving while intoxicated - second offense, as well as a charge alleging he was operating after suspension.
Also arrested was Lily McGee, 18, of 18 Aldis Lane, York, Maine, for a charge alleging her possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle. A juvenile in her car was taken into protective custody, said Schwartz.
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