Tweets from Chief Burns' Virtual 'Ride-Along' Friday Night

From Chief Dennis Burns and the rest of us here at Palo Alto PD, thanks for coming out with us! Good night. #BayAreaDUI

We hope you enjoyed it and gained some insights into the realities of DUI enforcement in the Bay Area! #BayAreaDUI

This concludes our virtual ride-along! Thanks for riding with us and for sending in your questions. #BayAreaDUI

Another curious thing spotted downtown at closing time: a man in a suit, barefoot, carrying a pizza. #BayAreaDUI

The curious things you see downtown at closing time: a man doing push-ups in the gutter of a street. #BayAreaDUI

The wrong-way driver was not impaired; verbal warning issued. #BayAreaDUI

Chief Burns stopping a wrong-way driver on a one-way downtown street. #BayAreaDUI

.@FremontPD collars the third DUI arrest of the night amongst tonight's tweeting #BayAreaDUI agencies. Well done!

Chief Burns stopped a car for an illegal turn and speeding, but the driver was not impaired. Verbal warning given. #BayAreaDUI

Chief Burns just stopped a car for driving with only its fog lamps on, but the driver was not impaired. #BayAreaDUI

Our officer is taking the DUI arrestee to jail in San Jose. #BayAreaDUI

Chief Burns on a car stop for an illegal turn. Verbal warning issued; driver not impaired. #BayAreaDUI pic.twitter.com/DXpuEyKEPT

One of our patrol officers has arrested a DUI driver downtown. First of the night. #BayAreaDUI

Driver hadn't had any alcohol; just had forgotten to turn on her headlights. #BayAreaDUI

Chief Burns is stopping a car downtown for driving without headlights. #BayAreaDUI

First arrest of the #BayAreaDUI tweeting agencies tonight goes to @CHPcastrovalley! Well done!

If you live / work in Palo Alto, program our 24-hr non-emergency number into your cell: 650-329-2413 #BayAreaDUI

What does “designated driver” mean to you? We recommend that it should mean a “non-drinking driver.” #BayAreaDUI

Truth. MT @swimsmilegwen: 20/30 somethings, please pick up friends when they are intoxicated, annoying yes, but lifesaving YES!

Chief Burns honing his riding technique with Santa earlier tonight. Happy holidays! #MadSkilz #BayAreaDUI https://vine.co/v/h2XYElP6ZHl 

Chief Burns just made his first stop of the night; not a DUI, but a citation issued for failure to yield. #BayAreaDUI

.@PaloAltoFire is investigating - doesn't appear to be an emergency. Chief Burns is back downtown. #BayAreaDUI

In case you didn’t know, the Palo Alto Fire Dept is on Twitter & Facebook too. Follow @PaloAltoFire. #BayAreaDUI

Chief Burns is out at an apartment complex north of downtown where a resident smelled smoke. @PaloAltoFire just arrived. #BayAreaDUI

Chief Burns & Santa on a skateboard, looking for impaired drivers. #BayAreaDUI pic.twitter.com/uDVHefFHbu

Downtown Palo Alto is crowded; lots of people out and about tonight. #BayAreaDUI