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The Pennsylvania State Police released on Sunday the results of Operation Nighthawk, a DUI enforcement initiative carried out on Friday and Saturday nights across northeastern and parts of central Pennsylvania.
				More than 75 state and municipal law enforcement officers took part in the operation, which consisted of multiple roving DUI patrols across the region. The operation was coordinated with assistance from Commonwealth Health as well as the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department.
				In all, 20 Luzerne County municipalities aided the state police with the operation: Avoca, Courtdale, Dallas Township, Dupont, Exeter, Fairview Township, Forty Fort, Hughestown, Jackson Township, Jenkins Township, Kingston Borough, Kingston Township, Nanticoke, Pittston City, Pittston Township, Salem Township, West Hazleton, West Pittston, White Haven and Wilkes-Barre City.
				Officers from Blakely, Jermyn, Old Forge, Olyphant and Throop, all in Lackawanna County, took part in the operation as well.
				More than 1,35o motorists were contacted by law enforcement over the two-night operation. Police made 115 DUI arrests, 13 drug arrests, 47 citations for driving with a suspended license (and an additional nine citations for a DUI-related suspension), 21 seatbelt citations, one child car seat citation, 309 moving violation citations and 216 additional traffic citations.
				Officers were also able to arrest seven individuals wanted on misdemeanor and felony charges.
				Pennsylvania State Police Troops L, F, N, P, R and the Bureau of Patrol participated in the operation.

Results from DUI initiative released