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A Police Officer on patrol noticed a suspicious vehicle parked behind a bar that had closed for the night. The Officer investigated the car further and found the driver slumped over the steering wheel, passed out. The Officer banged on the car window for several minutes before the driver finally awoke. The Driver acted confused and unaware of his surroundings.

 The Officer asked the driver to exit his car to discuss the situation. The confused Driver panicked. He started struggling with the car door and screaming, "I do not know how!" "I do not know how!" The Officer had to assist the driver with directions on how to open the car door and exit his vehicle. The dazed Suspect climbed out of the front seat using the door frame for support. The Officer immediately smelled alcohol seething from him.

The Driver also had watery eyes, slurred speech, unsteady balance and obvious confusion. The Officer questioned the Suspect on his alcohol consumption during the evening. The Driver confessed that he had 7 or 8 beers inside the bar. The Driver refused to participate in any Field Sobriety Exercises and refused to submit to a Breathalyzer Test. The Suspect was subsequently arrested and charged with DUI.

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The Police are called to a local bar after a drunken patron refuses to leave the location. Management states that the bar fly was thrown out of the establishment when his behavior turned belligerent and violent. When the Police arrived on the scene, they observed the suspect acting out in an erratic and aggressive manner.

The Defendant was shirtless, screaming profanities and throwing his arms in the air as if provoking a fight. After noticing the Police, the Defendant became even more agitated and started kicking a glass entry door to the bar.

An Officer pulled the suspect aside in an attempt to calm him down. During their interaction, the Officer took notice that the Defendant's arms and face were covered in fairly fresh abrasions that were just beginning to scab over. After inquiring about the scrapes, the Defendant told Police that he was involved in a fight downtown the night before. During conversations with the Officer, the Defendant would not lower his voice.

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