Kelly Baraga Quotations

DUI arrests during the Christmas holiday doubled statewide from last year. We had 1,209 statewide DUI arrests versus 622 in 2004.

We've been getting the typical spinouts. People are going too fast. You start hydroplaning after 50 mph. Even though the speed limit is 65, people need to slow down.

That area has been very saturated and will have to be shored up after the rainy season. If you live in the area just be careful and anticipate the worst and hope for the best.

The officers did the right thing. Boundary lines mean nothing when an officer needs assistance. There's definitely a brotherhood.

The suspect appeared a bit unstable. As soon as the officer touched the suspect, he started flailing around.

We do anticipate that the roadways are going to give us some trouble because of the weather.

For some people nothing will make a difference. At least (impounding the car) makes them think about what they did. Now they are without their wheels.

The idea is by using the headlights, people coming in opposite directions are going to be able to see you better. People that are going north or south, they'll be able to see the traffic that's approaching them and hopefully we'll be able to avoid these head-on collisions we've been investigating so often.

Anytime you have a dignitary, especially a president, you want to be as safe as possible and make sure he can get from Point A to Point B as fast as he can.

That's double to triple of what we usually have. These guys are working their tails off going call to call to call.