The State Police will add patrols over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and troopers will focus on drunken drivers and target aggressive and unsafe drivers.
Here is where they will be:
Western Connecticut
Wednesday roving patrols
- Route 8 in Thomaston/Watertown
- Interstate 95 between New Haven and Stamford
- Routes 8 and 25 between Bridgeport, Trumbull and Shelton.
- Greater Waterbury area
Wednesday DUI Checkpoint: Waterbury Road and Route 262 in Thomaston and the Watertown town line.
Thursday roving patrols
- Routes 8 and 4 in of Goshen and Torrington
- Greater Waterbury area
Friday roving patrols
- Routes 8 and 44 in Winsted, Barkhamsted and New Hartford
- Routes 8 and 25 between Bridgeport, Trumbull and Shelton
- Interstate 95 between New Haven and Stamford
- Greater Waterbury area
Saturday roving patrols
- Route 7 and 44 in North Canaan, Falls Village and Norfolk
- Interstate 95 between New Haven and Stamford
- Routes 8 and 25 between Bridgeport, Trumbull and Shelton
- Greater Waterbury area
Sunday roving patrols
- Routes 44, 202 and 219 in Torrington, New Hartford and Barkhamsted
- Greater Waterbury area
Central Connecticut
Wednesday roving patrols
- Routes 2, 9, 72
- Interstates 84, 91, 291 and 384
Thursday roving patrols
- Routes 9, 66
- Interstate 95
Friday roving patrols
- Routes 2, 9, 72
- Interstates 84, 91, 291 and 384
- Route 15 and Interstate 91
- Routes 9, 66 and Interstate 95
Saturday roving patrols
- Routes 2, 9, 72
- Interstates 84, 91, 291 and 384
- Route 8 and Interstate 91
- Routes 9, 66 and Interstate 95
Saturday DUI sobriety checkpoint: Route 66 in the vicinity of Jacksonville Road in Middlefield, in conjunction with the Breath Alcohol Testing Mobile Unit
Local
Eastern Connecticut
Wednesday roving patrols
- Routes 32, 44, 74, 83, 190 and Interstate 84 in Stafford, Tolland, Ellington, Mansfield, Willington, Somers, Union, and Ashford
- Routes 6, 12, 14, 44, 97, 169, 197, 198, Interstate 395 in Killingly, Brooklyn, Thompson, Woodstock, Chaplin, Hampton, Eastford, Sterling, Putnam, and Pomfret
- Routes 2, 2A,12, 164, 165, 214, and Interstates 95 and 395 in East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington, and Waterford
- Routes 2, 6 and 11 in towns of Salem, Bozrah, Franklin, East Haddam, Colchester, Lebanon, Windham, East Hampton, Marlborough, Hebron, Columbia, Portland, Andover, Bolton
Thursday roving patrols
- Routes 2, 2A,12, 164, 165, 214, and Interstates 95 and 395 in East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington, and Waterford
Friday roving patrols
- Routes 32, 44, 74, 83, 190 and Interstate 84 in Stafford, Tolland, Ellington, Mansfield, Willington, Somers, Union, and Ashford
- Routes 6, 12, 14, 44, 97, 169, 197, 198, Interstate 395 in Killingly, Brooklyn, Thompson, Woodstock, Chaplin, Hampton, Eastford, Sterling, Putnam, and Pomfret
- Routes 2, 2A, 12, 164, 165, 214, and Interstates 95 and 395 in East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington and Waterford
- Routes 2, 6 and 11 in towns of Salem, Bozrah, Franklin, East Haddam, Colchester, Lebanon, Windham, East Hampton, Marlborough, Hebron, Columbia, Portland, Andover, Bolton
Saturday roving patrols
- Routes 6, 12, 14, 44, 97, 169, 197, 198, Interstate 395 in Killingly, Brooklyn, Thompson, Woodstock, Chaplin, Hampton, Eastford, Sterling, Putnam, and Pomfret
Saturday DUI Sobriety Checkpoint: Route 16 and Route 2 in Colchester
Sunday roving patrols
- Routes 6, 12, 14, 44, 97, 169, 197, 198, Interstate 395 in Killingly, Brooklyn, Thompson, Woodstock, Chaplin, Hampton, Eastford, Sterling, Putnam, and Pomfret
Police in local communities are also adding patrols.
Stratford police will increase patrols from Wednesday through Saturday morning.
