Wtf???!!!!

[BPTactical]

Listening to KOA a bit ago and the top o' the hour news comes on. The gal broadcasting makes a statement that Douglas County will have a DUI checkpoint this weekend. Big deal, every agency does it, I don't live there and really don't drink so no biggie.
But her next statement knocked me for a loop-she said personnel from Buckley AFB would be "assisting" DougCo.
Since when are military resources used for DUI enforcement?
Anybody care to shed some light on this subject?



"Komrade-where have you been this evening? Where are you going? Have you been drinking-please see the soldier on the right"


WTF???

[Zundfolge]

Could it be that they'll have a couple APs there to deal with military personnel that get caught DUI?

[airborneranger]

There are laws that forbid the military from functioning with civilian law enforcement personnel. However, I can't remember them at the moment.

[Zundfolge]

There are laws that forbid the military from functioning with civilian law enforcement personnel. However, I can't remember them at the moment.

Its called the Posse Comitatus Act

[Colorado Luckydog]

Could it be that they'll have a couple APs there to deal with military personnel that get caught DUI?

I hope you're right. If not, that's some major bullshit!!

[OneGuy67]

Buckley AFB has just recently went to a civilian police force as their force protection for the base. Very similar to what Fort Carson has and I would assume, what other bases/posts have.

Could it be they are there to observe and see how a DUI checkpoint is run? There are very specific rules that have to be followed in order to ensure the legality of the whole endeavor and one would not want to try to run one of their own without the benefit of watching/participating in one prior.

[MrPrena]

Maybe DOD PD. They are consider civilian. Usually ex-DOD employees.

[Monky]

WHERE ARE YOUR PAPERS!

[Ronin13]

Buckley AFB has just recently went to a civilian police force as their force protection for the base. Very similar to what Fort Carson has and I would assume, what other bases/posts have.

Could it be they are there to observe and see how a DUI checkpoint is run? There are very specific rules that have to be followed in order to ensure the legality of the whole endeavor and one would not want to try to run one of their own without the benefit of watching/participating in one prior.

Civvie Police on mil bases are still qualified as LEOs in the US. MPs/SPs, are mil LE only, and can only be used as mil LE. But... and this was the case when I was at Ft. Drum in NY, which had civilians working with the MPs and were excluded from deployment (basically cops that worked on base). Fully legal for them to enforce laws in and outside the base (jurisdictional concerns apply), but bottom line, the Buckley AF PD can (as long as not mil pax) assist in 'emergency' situations. Not 100% sure if the Buckley civ cops can help with DUI checkpoints, but I know we had a situation in Drum years back where a soldier was running around with a semi-auto rifle shooting at things and the civilian Drum PD responded even when he was off-post.

[enthusiast]

Via their FB page.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) will be stepping up their efforts to apprehend intoxicated and impaired drivers. On Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 2:00 AM deputies and volunteers from the DCSO and Community Safety Volunteers will be assisted by representatives from M.A.D.D. and soldiers from Buckley Air Force Base, utilizing Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) grant funds, will be conducting a DUI checkpoint at a location in Douglas County on a roadway that has been identified as a problem area for accidents and high incidents of DUI arrests. DCSO will also have extra officers working throughout the weekend whose primary focus will be to apprehend intoxicated and impaired drivers in other areas of the county.

All deputies and officers want to remind drivers “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest !”

The operation of the sobriety checkpoints will be conducted with the utmost respect for the safety of the participating officers and the motoring public. Priority shall be given to minimize the amount of time a motorist spends at the checkpoint to protect their constitutional rights.

The Colorado Department of Transportation grant funding is being used to assist law enforcement agencies in their efforts to enforce DUI laws within Colorado.