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| New Intoxilyzer 8000 Breath Testing Equipment Installed in Douglas, Josephine and Jackson County Locations | ||
| 12/11/2006 | ||
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Robert Jones, Forensic Supervisor Oregon State Police Portland Metro Forensic Laboratory Phone: (503) 451-2230 The new Intoxilyzer 8000 Breath Testing equipment was installed last week at multiple locations in Douglas, Josephine and Jackson County locations. The new equipment is replacing the Intoxilyzer 5000 models that have been in use for over twelve years. Intallation in other areas of the State is continuing to be phased in over the coming months. Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division is installing nearly 130 Intoxilyzer 8000 Breath Testing equipment units, adding new equipment at 25 new locations in the State. The additional units will help make the breath testing equipment more readily available in many areas. On December 5 and 6, 2006, the Forensic Services Division replaced all Intoxilyzer 5000 instrumentation in the listed counties with new Intoxilyzer 8000 equipment at the following locations: Douglas County Jail Douglas County Sheriff's Office - Drain Myrtle Creek Police Department Reedsport Police Department Sutherlin Police Department Winston Police Department Josephine County Jail Josephine County Sheriff's Office - Cave Junction Ashland Police Department Central Point Police Department Eagle Point Police Department Jackson County Jail Jackson County Sheriff's Office - Sobering Unit Medford Police Department Rogue River Police Department Shady Cove Police Department Training for around 3,500 police officers around the State is being provided for certification to use the Intoxilyzer Model 8000 breath-testing intrument. ### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
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