MADD honors officers for their DUI arrests

By MIKE TRELEVEN
Register Staff Writer

Members of the Napa area California Highway Patrol, Napa County Sheriff’s Department and Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena and Calistoga police  were honored at a recent luncheon presented by Mothers Against Drunk Driving at the Lodge in Sonoma. MADD honored the officers, as well as others from Sonoma, Solano and Marin counties, for the number of arrests they made for driving under the influence in 2008.

Napa Police Officer Alfonso Ortiz was responsible for taking 24 drunken drivers off the streets while officer Mike Fullmore logged another 22 arrests.

Napa CHP officer Patrick Ensley had 60 arrests. Other Napa CHP officers receiving recognition were Mark Taylor with 48 arrests, Jonathan White had 46 DUI arrests, Matthew Norton 42, Mark Fowers had 37 DUI arrests and Jody Holmes had 28 arrests.

American Canyon Police officer Jeremiah Bohlander had 25 arrests and Kyle Eddelman had 18 arrests.

MADD honored St. Helena Police officers Todd Heald, who had 21 arrests and Frances Hernandez, who made 11.

Calistoga Police Officer Michael Perreault was honored by MADD for his 27 DUI arrests in 2008.

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