Initiative battles public drunkeness

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A newly created Montgomery County initiative to battle public inebriation in Langley Park and Silver Spring has handled 831 incidents in its first six months.

The Public Inebriate Initiative Team, which started in March, drives around Long Branch, Crossroads, Takoma Park and Silver Spring looking for public intoxication between 2 p.m. and midnight Monday through Saturday.

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