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Labor Day Weekend DWI No-Refusal Results

The Irving Police Department conducted Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) No-Refusal operations over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

The operations took place on the nights of Friday, September 2nd and Saturday, September 3rd by means of a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation. During No-Refusal operations, those arrested for DWI are offered a blood test to determine their blood alcohol concentration. A search warrant, authorizing a blood draw, is sought for anyone refusing consent to a blood test.

A total of 10 arrests were made by officers working grant funded positions during the operational period – 9 DWI and 1 Non-DWI. Of those 9 arrests, 1 was a felony level offense. Additionally, officers issued a total of 48 citations for various infractions. The Texas Department of Transportation provides funding for these No-Refusal operations through the Impaired Driving Mobilization Grant. Since the beginning of the year, the Irving Police Department conducted four such operations by dedicating officers to impaired driving enforcement. As a result, those officers accounted for a total of 47 DWI arrests, 3 non-DWI arrests and 183 citations for various offenses. 

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