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Alameda Co. Cops Use Flashlight To Sense Alcohol

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Dec 12, 2008 12:04 am US/Pacific

Alameda Co. Cops Use Flashlight To Sense Alcohol

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch
OAKLAND (CBS 5) ― Police in Alameda County are stepping up efforts to catch drunk drivers, by using a controversial device, a flashlight that can detect alcohol.

The flashlight senses alcohol inside the air of a car. But DUI attorney Donald Drewry told CBS 5 breathalyzers can register other liquids such as soy sauce as alcohol. Officers said they won't solely rely on the flashlight, and instead use it alongside sobriety field testing.

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