Mount Pleasant Tops for DUI Arrests

The Mount Pleasant Police Department has received state recognition for its high number of DUI arrests

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety recognized law enforcement officers and agencies Tuesday for their efforts in 2011 to enforce the state’s DUI laws and remove impaired drivers from South Carolina roadways.

Mount Pleasant, which made 411 DUI arrests in 2011, led the state in arrests for departments with 101 or more officers.

Agency of the Year (five categories based on size of agency):
1-10 officers: Bonneau Police Department, 33 DUI arrests
11-25 officers: Surfside Beach Police Department, 131 DUI arrests
26-50 officers: Clemson University Police Department, 66 DUI arrests
51-100 officers: Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, 69 DUI arrests
101 or more officers: Mount Pleasant Police Department, 411 DUI arrests

Additionally, officers were given "DUI Angel" awards for their high number of DUI arrests.

BRONZE (10 to 24 DUI arrests)
Officer Kirill Misyuchenko
Officer Jacqui Pastick
Officer Ben Wells
Officer Mark Lamb
Officer William Decker
Officer Jason Brandon

GOLD (50 or more DUI arrests)
Officer A. J. Santos
Officer Joseph Zeitner

SCDPS presented awards to officers and agencies in several categories and held drawings for agencies to win equipment and vehicles during a ceremony that combined its 7th Annual DUI Enforcement and 2011 Law Enforcement DUI Challenge recognitions in Columbia.