Police DUI checkpoint announcements questioned

City and county police will try to catch all the drunken drivers they can tomorrow night, but not before they announce where the checkpoints are, and posting signs that remind drunks to find a detour.

Officers from both departments explained they employ a policy of prior notification because some people have successfully argued in court that they were "entrapped" by police using checkpoints.

"We don't really have to ... but we don't want the challenge to come up in court," said Officer Richard Mioduszewski, of the city's traffic safety unit.

Sgt. Shawn Urbas, a spokesman for the county police, said the announcements and...