Police Plan Roving Patrols for Holiday

The Connecticut State Police will conduct roving patrols and checkpoints beginning today until July 7. Here are the locations for the Cheshire area:

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• 7/3/12 Roving patrols I-691 exit 3 to I-691 exit 12 in towns of Cheshire, Southington and Meriden.

• 7/4/12 Roving patrols I-91 exit 19 to exit 3 in towns of Meriden, Wallingford, North Haven and New Haven.

• 7/5/12 Roving patrols Route 15 exit 63 to exit 54 (Sikorsky Bridge) Milford Feeder in towns of North Haven, Hamden, New Haven, Woodbridge, Orange and Milford.

• 7/6/12 Roving patrols Route 8 exit 29 to exit 11 in towns of Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Seymour, Ansonia, Derby and Shelton.

the attached pdf document.

Meanwile, AAA has announced a 4.9 percent increase in travel for the holiday. Here is a list of when drivers are expected to hit the road.

• 25 percent – Friday, June 29
• 16 percent – Saturday, June 30
• 13 percent – Sunday, July 1
• 11 percent – Monday, July 2
• 19 percent – Tuesday, July 3
• 16 percent – Wednesday, July 4