Cinco de Mayo Weekend DUI Patrols: Phoenix, Glendale, Tempe, and More

Matthew Hendley May 2, 2014 7:00AM

Drunk driving is bad.

With that out of the way, here's where police will be setting up "saturation patrols" around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:

Friday, May 2, to Monday, May 5: Phoenix police will be having patrols from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. in five different areas.

27th Avenue and Thunderbird:

16th Street and Highland:

Cave Creek and Deer Valley:

15th Street and Buckeye:

27th Avenue and Thomas:

Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3: The West Valley DUI Task Force will be in Avondale on Friday, and Glendale on Saturday, starting at 7 p.m.

Friday: Dysart Road north of Thomas:

Saturday: Glendale Avenue:

Friday, May 2 to Monday, May 5: The East Valley DUI Task Force will be in Tempe all weekend, except for on Cinco de Mayo, when it's heading to the Mesa/Tempe border.

Friday: McKellips and Miller:

Saturday: University and Dorsey:

Sunday: McKellips and Miller:

Monday: Rio Salado, near Price:

Friday, May 2 to Monday, May 5: The Salt River Police Department will post up around its usual location, on the reservation's border with Scottsdale, all weekend:

Pima and Chaparral:

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