A massive weekend crackdown focused on finding impaired drivers resulted in 214 traffic stops along with multiple drug and gun arrests. Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman said the SCSO teamed up with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Southern Ohio Drug Task Force, Southern Ohio Organized Major Crimes Taskforce, Scioto County Adult Probation, and the Scioto County Quick Response Team for an initiative focused not only on catching drunk and drugged drivers but on also on education and offering assistance to those in need.
“Narcotics use and other harmful illicit substances continue to harm our community,” said Lieutenant Jeremy Schuldt, Portsmouth Post commander. “The mission during this initiative was to stop these harmful substances and impaired drivers before they reached families in Scioto County.”
Over the weekend, law enforcement made 214 traffic stops. Those stops resulted in eight drug cases and the seizure of two illegal weapons.
Officers also issued warnings to citizens about the dangers of impaired driving and made five treatment referrals and two impaired driving arrests.
“A safe environment for residents and visitors of our county will always be a focus for the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office,” said Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman. “Coordinated efforts with other law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders to stop deaths associated with narcotics abuse and impaired driving continues to be a main focus for our deputies.”