The portable breath test machines are said to increase the town’s protection against potential lawsuits claiming false arrests at Gillette Stadium events.
Foxborough police recently obtained five additional portable breathalyzers for the department through an insurance grant applied for by Deputy Chief John Chandler. The five breath test machines will be used primarily to improve police accuracy in determining whether patrons attending Gillette Stadium events are incapacitated before being taken into protective custody. “Rather than just having a few machines available where people are actually processed and booked, we have preliminary testing stations at the wagons where people are brought to and we encourage them, if they [claim they] are not impaired, to take the portable breath test, which would give us a more scientific method of determining whether they are incapacitated,” Foxborough …
It will be a busy month for Foxborough Police as a full slate of events is scheduled at Gillette Stadium, beginning Saturday with a soccer doubleheader.
Soccer, football, boxing and concerts, oh my! The Foxborough Police Department is readying for a busy August featuring several major events at Gillette Stadium that are expected to draw large crowds to the area, beginning Saturday, Aug. 4 with a soccer doubleheader. “August 4th was just going to be a Revolution game but they’ve turned it into an international game with AC Milan and another major competitor, which has a big draw,” said Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary. That other major competitor is C.D. Olimpia of Honduras and the two international clubs will take the field at Gillette Stadium at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by the New England Revolution’s game against Sporting Kansas City at 7:30 p.m. As a result of the doubleheader…
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