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Six arrests made Friday night at OVI checkpoint in Mahoning County

By Kelcey Norris Mahoning Matters
There will be an OVI checkpoint somewhere in Mahoning County on Friday evening, according to Lieutenant Eric Brown, commander of the Canfield Post. It’ll be announced in the morning.
There will be an OVI checkpoint somewhere in Mahoning County on Friday evening, according to Lieutenant Eric Brown, commander of the Canfield Post. It’ll be announced in the morning.

Six arrests were reported after an Ohio State Highway Patrol OVI checkpoint held Friday night on Ohio 7.

Patrol officials said 178 cars passed through the checkpoint and three were diverted for standardized field sobriety testing which resulted in two OVI arrests. In addition, three additional OVI arrests were made as part of saturation patrols along with a felony weapons arrest.

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This story was originally published May 30, 2024 at 6:56 PM.