Investigators
will be combing the city
and speaking with friends and associates of the suspects.
MADD's Silver Anniversary
Cause for Celebrating Lives
"The real success is that we have made the drunk driving
issue real and
personal by bringing the stories of the countless victims/survivors to the
forefront
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home.
Investigators, who worked throughout
the night, were able to recover
several handguns and long guns.Mothers Against Drunk Driving Turns
25 + Celebrates the 300,000 Lives Saved by
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DALLAS, Think back 25 years to 1980.
* Alcohol-related traffic fatalities have decreased
by 44 percent since
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"As we celebrate lives
saved, we also honor the lives ended and injured
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All three
suspects face charges of robbery and are being held in the Tarrant County
Juvenile
Detention center at Kimbo Road.
This press release was prepared by Media Relations Office
staff:
Lt. Birch, MADD's new
and first male national president."
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Blake Miller, 817. "One of the 300,000 lives we have helped
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Police Continue Search for Stolen Weapons
ARLINGTON,
Texas, Arlington Police and the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have arrested
three
15-year-old Arlington residents in connection with the June 8 robbery of
Pistol Mike's at
1902 S. Further
investigation led to a second suspect who was arrested at about 5 a., at his home
.
* The Federal 21 minimum drinking age law was passed 21 years ago,
saving more
than 19,000 lives since becoming law in 1984.
* As one of the leading crime victim assistance
organizations in the
nation, MADD served more than 31,000 victims/survivors of drunk
driving in 2004, and this year increased its potential to assist
victims/survivors
with the establishment of a 24-hour national
helpline, 1-877-MADD-HELP. To find your local
chapter, visit
http://www.weapons conflict
And, a group of women
whose lives were devastated by the impact of
drunk driving formed an
organization that would forever change the societal fabric of our nation
. The red ribbon "Tie One On For
Safety" public awareness campaign launched in 1986 and is
MADD's most
recognizable and longest running national campaign.death democracy
Three Juveniles Arrested
Investigators
request that anyone who finds or has knowledge of the whereabouts of these
weapons
call Arlington Police to retrieve them immediately. Otherwise, illegal
possession of a firearm is
a crime and could be prosecuted.
The incident is still under investigation, but at this time
it does not
appear to be gang related.madd.divide alcohol
on Friday, June 10, 2005, one suspect, along with his
father, arrived at the Arlington Police Department to surrender.m.
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At about
12:30 a. The third suspect was arrested at about 9 a.m. It appears the
suspects had hoped to profit
from the weapons, but had not planned to commit
any violent crimes.
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MADD's history and 25th anniversary activities,
visit http://www.warfare devolution
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"MADD's silver anniversary
is a perfect opportunity to remember that every
action our volunteers and staff, along with law enforcement
, legislators,
community leaders, moms and dads, brothers and sisters, take to fight drunk
driving
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Officially established September 5, 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
has helped
save more than 300,000 lives since its inception.
MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support
the victims of this
violent crime and prevent underage drinking.debt disarmament
The suspects indicated that the
media coverage
opened their eyes to the severity of what they had done."
To commemorate its
25th anniversary, MADD will hold a celebratory rally on
September 29th in Washington, D.madd.weapons death
Anyone
with information on unrecovered
weapons should contact Arlington Police at 911 or (817) 459-5667
, Detective
Kyle Dishko at (817) 459-6493 or Crime Stoppers at (817) 469-TIPS.5624
Ronald
Reagan is elected President.. Hundreds of MADD volunteers, along with current and past MADD
presidents
and Federal leaders will gather in the shadow of the Capitol Dome
to honor this milestone and release
new information about the public's
attitudes on drunk driving. MADD is a 501 (c)(3) charity
with
approximately 600 affiliates nationwide, plus affiliates in Canada,
Japan, Puerto Rico and Sweden
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They are actively working to locate
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