Citizen Staff Writer
IN BRIEF
SHERYL KORNMAN
skornman@tucsoncitizen.com
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department will set up sobriety checkpoints Saturday to catch drivers impaired by alcohol or other substances.
Deputies will also take part in saturation patrols, bar compliance operations and DUI task force deployments throughout rodeo weekend, according to Sgt. Douglas Hanna.
Hanna said in a news release that Operation Bar Watch includes education and enforcement of liquor laws at “local liquor-serving establishments.”
The saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints are being chosen in part because of their proximity to businesses that sell or serve alcohol, he said.
The operations over the weekend also will be conducted in “several incorporated towns and cities” in the county, he said.