Crime & Safety
Police Make Two DWI Arrests in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury police arrested or issued citations to two drivers last week after possible alcohol-related incidents.
officers handled two alcohol-related traffic incidents last week.
Police arrested an Affton woman on July 17 on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident at S. Laclede Station Road near Big Bend Boulevard at 9:40 a.m.
Police found the woman in the 7800 block of Grove Avenue, about 10 miles northeast in St. Louis. She refused to provide a breath sample, and police found an empty bottle of vodka in her purse.
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Police handled a second incident later that night. An Affton man was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, improper lane use, violating a red traffic signal and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle in the 7700 block of Watson Road.
The man refused to provide a breath sample and was issued citations to appear in municipal court, police said.
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