Pubdate: Sun, 21 May 2000 Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR) Copyright: 2000 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Contact: 121 East Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201 Website: http://www.ardemgaz.com/ Forum: http://www.ardemgaz.com/info/voices.html POLICE CANVASS STATE IN 8-HOUR ROAD STING State police made 57 drunk-driving arrests and 247 felony and misdemeanor arrests Friday during "Operation Catch All." The eight-hour blitz enlisted law enforcement officers statewide who set up roadblocks from 4 p.m. to midnight to catch drivers who were speeding or driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said. Altogether, police made 1,289 criminal and traffic-related arrests and issued more than 1,200 warnings. A traffic stop in Poinsett County led to the arrest of a Chicago man wanted on attempted murder charges, police said. Another man was arrested on a charge of transporting about a pound of cocaine and two pounds of marijuana on Interstate 40 in St. Francis County. Also, police arrested two men at a sobriety checkpoint in Washington County on charges of transporting a methamphetamine lab, police said. State police plan additional highway saturations throughout the summer. - --- MAP posted-by: Don Beck