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DUI Cops Now Armed with Guns, Batons?and Needles

By Lawrence Taylor

Coming soon to a neighborhood near you… Police Draw Blood from DUI Suspects Federal program tries roadside tests in Idaho, Texas Boise, ID.  Sept. 14 – When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he’ll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver’s arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein. "I was looking at people’s arms and hands, thinking, ‘I could draw from that,’" Dowell said. It’s all part of training he and a select cadre of officers in Idaho and Texas have received in recent months to draw blood from those suspected of drunken or drugged driving. The federal program’s aim is to determine if blood draws by cops can be an effective tool against drunken drivers and aid in their prosecution...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on September 16, 2009 (boomark / email).