{"id":57,"date":"2019-05-28T11:15:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T11:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/florida\/?p=57"},"modified":"2022-07-20T05:22:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T05:22:21","slug":"meet-sergeant-mark-eastty-and-the-pinellas-county-sheriffs-office-top-honoree-for-outstanding-dedication-to-dui-enforcement-and-prevention-large-urban-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/florida\/meet-sergeant-mark-eastty-and-the-pinellas-county-sheriffs-office-top-honoree-for-outstanding-dedication-to-dui-enforcement-and-prevention-large-urban-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET SERGEANT MARK EASTTY AND THE PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF\u2019S OFFICE \u2013 TOP HONOREE FOR OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO DUI ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION \u2013 LARGE\/URBAN AGENCY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This year, MADD Florida wanted to illustrate the significance of our state-wide recognition program by highlighting top honorees from the recognition ceremony in 2018.<\/p>

In this interview, we feature Sergeant Mike Eastty, Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office. PCSO was nominated for Outstanding Dedication to DUI Enforcement and Prevention. The nomination reads:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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[blogcontent width='100']\nThe Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office covers the unincorporated areas and the fourteen cities under contract with the Sheriff\u2019s Office for primary law enforcement services. This area of responsibility covers 608 square miles and a population of 949,847. The Sheriff\u2019s Office has a total of 950 members with the purpose of providing services, helping, and protecting the people of Pinellas County, both visitors and residence.\n

\nThe Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office is dedicated to keeping the traffic ways of Pinellas County safe by having a full service traffic enforcement program; the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Unit (STEP Unit). The STEP Unit is broken into two separate squads, the Traffic Enforcement unit and the DUI unit. The Traffic Enforcement unit focus\u2019 on high volume traffic area\u2019s and traffic related problems; such as school zones, neighborhood traffic related issues, and strict enforcement of seatbelt and vehicle safety requirements. The DUI unit is a dedicated unit that primarily works during the night and specializes in DUI enforcement. The DUI Unit is an eight person unit dedicated to removing impaired drivers from our traffic ways. The deputies assigned to this unit are required to be highly trained in the investigation of impaired driving.\n

\nAll members of the DUI unit are required to successfully complete the Drug Recognition Expert course within the first eighteen months they are assigned to the DUI unit.\n

\nThe Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office currently has fourteen Drug Recognition Experts (DRE), including three certified DRE Instructors. The Sheriff\u2019s Office has a quarterly training program for the DREs within our agency. This training includes evaluations with certified DRE Instructors, inspection and replacement of DRE equipment, and a review of any changes to the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program (DECP). This program has been such a success the Sheriff\u2019s Office has opened the training to other certified DREs within Pinellas County.\n

\nThe STEP Unit also works regularly with the Sheriff\u2019s Office Marine Unit and assists with investigating impaired boat operators. Since Pinellas County is surrounded by water on three sides, it is important that the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office maintains safe water ways.\n

\nDuring 2017 the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office has removed 1400 + impaired drivers from our roadways.\n
\nThe members of STEP Unit participate in the Pinellas County quarterly multi-jurisdictional county wide DUI Wolf Packs, organized by the Sheriff\u2019s Office DUI Unit.\n

\nThe Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office has obtained a grant from FDOT to increase the number of deputies on the road during holidays for the purpose of removing impaired drivers from our roads. These Saturation Patrols supplement the Sheriff\u2019s Office already implemented DUI Wolf Packs and have been very successful in removing impaired drivers.\n

\nThe Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office STEP Unit members also participate in other traffic safety events like:\n

\nQuarterly multi-jurisdiction DUI Wolf Packs\n
\nSheriff\u2019s Office DUI Saturation Patrols\n
\nClick it or Ticket\n
\nBack to School Traffic Safety\n
\nBoating Safety Awareness Campaigns\n
\nRoad Safety Assessment program\n

\nAlong with investigating impaired drivers, the members of the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office DUI Unit participate in community functions such as:\n

\nPinellas County\u2019s Monthly Victim Impact Panels\n
\nPinellas County\u2019s Monthly Victim Impact Panels\n
\nSheriff\u2019s Office Citizens Academy\n
\nSADD Presentations\n
\nEducational and Health Fairs\n
\nA variety of community educational programs, including the Great American Teach In.\n

\nPinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is committed to protecting our community and making our roads safe for all by \u201cLeading the way to a safer Pinellas.\u201d\n[\/blogcontent]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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1. What was your reaction when you found out you were nominated?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It was an honor for PCSO to be nominated. Being nominated boosts the moral of our men and women in the STEP unit because their hard work hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. How did it feel when you found out you received top honoree in your nominated category?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I was sitting at the table and heard my agency\u2019s name. It was a huge shock! It had so much meaning because the title of top honoree in DUI enforcement and prevention recognizes the effort that we put in every day to combat impaired driving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3. If you could do one thing, leave one mark in the community, what would it be?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For our agency, our mark will be to do two things. 1] Educating the community on the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs and prescription drugs and 2] Removing offenders from the road. We know that every arrest is a tragedy that has been prevented.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. Will you be attending this year\u2019s ceremony? Yes!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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5. Fun Fact Question: What is your favorite thing to do outside of work?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I love to travel. My team always gives me grief about how much I travel. I\u2019ve been to Vancouver, St. Louis, New York City, New Orleans, Omaha, Houston; just to name a few. My favorite place is New Orleans because of the food and music!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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