Crime & Safety
'STOP-DWI' Enforcement Initiative Kicks Off Friday
Initiative kicks off Friday, Aug. 2, targeting areas throughout Nassau.

By Carisa Giardino
Nassau County police will conduct a centralized STOP-DWI enforcement initiative on Fridays and Saturdays throughout August.
The initiative kicks off this Friday, Aug. 2.
The department's Highway Patrol Bureau is coordinating and planning a "saturation enforcement strategy" that will target areas throughout Nassau County, according to an announcement issued by county executive Ed Mangano and police commissioner Thomas Dale.
A "STOP-DWI" grant will enable the department to allocate additional police officers to conduct the enforcement initiative on the following dates:
- Friday, Aug. 2
- Saturday, Aug. 3
- Friday, Aug. 9
- Saturday, Aug. 10
- Friday, Aug. 16
- Saturday, Aug. 17
- Friday, Aug. 23
- Saturday, Aug. 24
- Friday, Aug. 30
- Saturday, Aug. 31
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