The DUIs, given as part of a continued push for alcohol compliance, were the only thing happening in Missoula early Saturday evening.
“As far as physical altercations or other things, in the 18 years I’ve been here, it’s been the quietest Bobcat-Griz weekend I can remember,” Stepper said. “But don’t jinx us.”
“We’ve also done a lot of work with the media, in communicating that the parties and underage drinking will be met with zero tolerance,” Stepper said. “In my personal opinion, it’s worked and we’ve had less problems than in the past.”
Despite the large number of people in town for the Griz-Cat football game, there were very few open container violations and alcohol was largely kept inside bars.
“Bar owners are doing a good job nabbing containers before they leave the bars,” he said.
In addition to having the periodic presence of officers outside talking to bar owners, all police efforts appeared to have worked out well, he said.
Stepper did not specify the average age of DUI recipients, but said they were the result of patrols inside the city limits, and increased efforts in the University District.
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