The Local Police of Arrecife arrested this Friday a 45-year-old man, native of Colombia, accused of a crime against traffic safety. According to the agents, the detainee was driving with the lights off, without a license and without mandatory insurance, and there was also a judicial claim against him for robbery with force.
The events occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. this Friday, when a patrol of police officers observed a car driving with its lights off on Iguazú Street. Faced with this, the police stopped the driver and verified that he did not have a driver's license and lacked mandatory insurance, for which he was arrested, accused of a crime against traffic safety.
Once in the police facilities, it was also verified that there was a judicial claim for robbery with force against the detainee. The accused was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.
National campaign to control alcohol levels
On the other hand, the Local Police of Arrecife reports that since last Monday it has been carrying out daily alcohol level controls in the capital, within the framework of the national alcohol level control campaign of the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), to which the Arrecife City Council has joined, and which will extend until next Sunday, July 17.
The Civil Guard also participates by carrying out alcohol level controls within the framework of this campaign throughout the national territory. In this sense, it has established 1,000 control points and plans to carry out 20,000 daily controls. In addition, to reinforce its message, volunteers from the Federation of Associations of Spinal Cord Injured (ASPAYM) accompany Civil Guard agents to explain on the ground to drivers the possible consequences associated with the disastrous combination of alcohol consumption and driving.
In short, an initiative that has been joined by many city councils, as well as groups and volunteers, which allows us to remember the need to be careful behind the wheel, especially in this summer season.
