Crime & Safety

Sobriety Checkpoints Friday for Marlborough, Middlesex to Start Holiday Weekend

The Massachusetts State Police will be out in force tonight making sobriety stops around Middlesex County.

As residents of Marlborough and passersby head out onto the roads and highways in preparation of the holiday weekend, the Massachusetts State Police are preparing to conduct sobriety checkpoints in Middlesex County Friday night.

"The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from our roadways," said Colonel Marian J. McGovern, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, in a press release. "It will be operated during varied hours, the selection of vehicles will not be arbitrary, safety will be assured, and any inconveniences to motorists will be minimized with advance notice to reduce fear and anxiety."

The Middlesex checkpoints will be in operation Friday night, May 27 into Saturday morning, May 28. 

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Motorists can expect to be randomly stopped on State roadways during that time. 

The sobriety checkpoints are put in place thanks to a grant from the Highway Safety Division of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. 

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