Officers to step up boating patrol over Memorial Day weekend
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – As you head out on the water over Memorial Day weekend, so will law enforcement. Thousands of boats will be out this weekend, and law enforcement officials said you should remember to wear a life jacket. “It’s one of the busiest boating weekends out of the whole year,” Corporal J. Trufan with the Punta Gorda Police Department said. “We’ll have several officers out this weekend and we’ll have a team out looking specifically for impaired drivers.” Drinking and boating is just as dangerous as drinking and driving. Alcohol...
