Middletown OVI checkpoint leads to 6 arrests over weekend

An OVI checkpoint held late Friday and into early Saturday in Middletown saw officers check 153 cars.

An OVI checkpoint held late Friday and into early Saturday in Middletown saw officers check 153 cars.
Crime & Law
By Michael Clark
Nov 12, 2018
X

This weekend’s stops checking for drunk drivers in Middletown produced six arrests.

Explore MORE: Middletown boy, 13, charged with rape

An OVI checkpoint on northbound University Boulevard saw law enforcement officers check 153 cars from 11 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday.

Of the 153 cars checked, seven were diverted for further investigation, said Pete Reising, Butler County OVI Task Force Coordinator.

Of those seven:

• one driver was arrested for OVI

• three were arrested for driving under suspension

• one was arrested for no drivers license

• one passenger of one vehicle was arrested on two outstanding warrants

Explore MORE: Missing man’s remains found in Warren County

The OVI Task Force staffed the checkpoint with Middletown police officers, deputies from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

In Other News
1
Man charged with murder in Warren County shooting
2
26 people were indicted in Butler and Warren counties
3
Man gets prison for soliciting sex from 10-year-old Warren County girl
4
Man gets 3 years for assault of fellow Warren County Jail inmate
5
Semi driver indicted in head-on crash that killed 69-year-old Franklin...

About the Author

Michael Clark