104 W. Front St. Rm.
Drugs is one of the most lethal crimes imaginable.
However, our community did not begin to take this crime problem seriously enough until the early 1980's. Interestingly, it was First Assistant State's Attorney Teena Griffin, early in her prosecution career, who began to stiffen the prosecution response to DUI, starting in approximately 1984. The office continues today with the same intolerance for mixing excessive drinking and driving, establishing guilt in a high percentage of charged cases. In addition, the highest priority is assigned to convicting repeat offenders so that their licenses can be revoked and every effort is made to remove them from the road. Additional traffic prosecution responsibilities include speeding and other vehicle code violations.