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Traffic checkpoints yield four DUI arrests
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It was a busy night Friday for the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit. Deputies made several arrests including four DUI arrests and three drug arrests.

Deputies seized cocaine and marijuana while conducting safety check points.

Three check points were set up at different times and locations throughout the county. Sheriff’s deputies also issued 23 citations and 27 warnings.

“We will continue to saturate various areas in the county with our primary focus being taking impaired drivers off the roadways,” Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie said.

Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
Sheriff's report
Deputies respond Tuesday to a home in Eden, where a father and son were arrested after a standoff following a domestic dispute. (Submitted photo)
Two men were arrested Tuesday in Eden after a domestic dispute led to a standoff. Deputies say George Driggers, 47, threatened his girlfriend and law enforcement with a gun, then barricaded himself inside a home. His father, Alford Driggers, 80, was also charged for allegedly threatening deputies.
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