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Bedford County board approves alcohol checkpoint grant after divided vote
Summary
The Bedford County Board approved Resolution R022425-01 to apply for an alcohol selective enforcement grant to fund DUI checkpoints and overtime patrols. The sheriff defended the practice as constitutional and necessary for public safety; two supervisors voted no, citing Fourth Amendment concerns.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt Resolution R022425-01 to apply for an alcohol selective-enforcement grant that would fund DUI checkpoints and overtime patrols.
The grant, presented as part of the sheriff's office requests, passed on a roll-call vote after a period of debate over the constitutionality and fairness of checkpoint stops.
Sheriff: "It is constitutional, and it is protected by the Supreme Court... we try to protect 81,000 people in this county," the sheriff said in explaining…
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