Police across the Murrumbidgee region have cracked down on driving under the influence over the weekend as part of a regional operation to reduce road fatalities.
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Murrumbidgee Police District officers performed 1112 random breath tests and 21 random drug tests over Friday and Saturday as part of Operation Chrome, an operation in conjunction with highway patrol.
The operation, which aimed to reduce the amount of fatalities in rural and regional areas, ran across the eight southern police districts.
Griffith police Chief Inspector John Wadsworth was pleased with the amount of testing the police did during the operation.
"The operation was very successful," he said.
"We have the least amount of staff in the southern region but we did the third most amount of testing."
The operation produced a total of 12 charges in the Murrumbidgee region - including four charges for drink driving and two charges for drug driving - along with eight arrests for traffic infringements and 24 traffic infringement notices.
However, the end of the operation will not end the crack down on driving under the influence, with Chief Inspector Wadsworth stating the police force still have other operations in progress.
"Although Operation Chrome has finished, Operation Merret - which is also targeting drink driving and drug driving - is still operating," he said.
Operation Merret also aims to reduce fatigue-related fatalities in the region, with police identifying several areas as 'fatigue zones', which will have an increased police presence for the duration of the operation.
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In other police news, Griffith police are looking into a brawl on the main street on Sunday morning.
A brawl opposite the taxi rank on Banna Avenue occurred around 1.30am involving several people.
A 23-year-old female was punched to the ground by another female while another person involved was left with a black eye.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage and making further enquires in regards to those involved in the incident.
Police are also looking into the smashing of a front window on a black Mazda sedan parked at Parkinson Crescent in Griffith around 1.30am on Monday morning.
Anybody with any information can call Griffith Police Station on 6969 4299 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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