On Saturday, 23 August, officers from the Traffic Division stopped a 44-year-old cyclist for inspection during a patrol in the Warta Bolesławiecka municipality. A sobriety test showed nearly 0.5 per mille of alcohol in his system.
That same day in Bolesławiec, traffic police officers stopped a 39-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat for inspection. A breathalyzer test showed more than 1 per mille of alcohol in his exhaled air.
Another intervention, carried out by officers from the District Officers’ Unit, resulted in the detention of a 35-year-old Bolesławiec resident who was riding a bicycle on a public road with 1.5 per mille of alcohol in his system.
Riding a bicycle on a public road while intoxicated is punishable under the Code of Petty Offences by a fine of up to PLN 2,500. Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, on the other hand, may result in a sentence of up to three years’ imprisonment and substantial financial penalties.
On Sunday, 24 August this year, the command post of the Bolesławiec County Police Headquarters received information from a concerned family about a person who had left their place of residence.
Thanks to a swift response and the deployment of a large number of police officers to the search, the missing man was found and received the necessary assistance in time.
During the weekend, officers from our unit also checked the identities of and detained two people wanted to serve prison sentences. They were taken to the police headquarters and will subsequently be transferred to the facility where they will serve their sentences.