New Year's Eve DUI Patrols: Phoenix, Tempe, Glendale, and More

Drunk driving is bad. That said, here's where police will be setting up "saturation patrols" around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers on New Year's Eve:...

By Matthew Hendley

December 30, 2014

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Drunk driving is bad.

That said, here's where police will be setting up "saturation patrols" around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers on New Year's Eve:

Police in Phoenix will have "saturation patrols" based in six different areas around the city.

27th Avenue and Thunderbird Road

22nd Street and Bell Road

19th Avenue and Glendale Avenue

24th Street and Thomas Road

Central Avenue and Elwood Street

27th Avenue and Thomas Road

The East Valley DUI Task Force will be in Tempe.

The West Valley DUI Task Force will be in Glendale.

Salt River police will be patrolling near the reservation's border with Scottsdale.

Chaparral Road and Pima Road

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