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Drunk driving patrols increase through Halloween

LANSING, MI (AP)--  

Police in Michigan say they're stepping up patrols aimed at stopping drunken drivers during the week leading up to Halloween.

The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says more than 60 agencies in 15 counties will be conducting extra patrols through October 31.

The patrols are supported by federal traffic safety funds. 

Agencies participating in the effort are in Allegan, Calhoun, Berrien, Chippewa, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Kent, Macomb, Marquette, Monroe, Ottawa, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.

Last year, officers reported arresting 261 drunken drivers the weekend before Halloween.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.