Snohomish County DUI News: No more Loko Four Loko

EVERETT — For Four Loko fans in Washington, this could be the last weekend to enjoy the sugary mix of alcohol and caffeine that some have dubbed "blackout in a can."  Alcoholic energy drinks will be pulled from shelves beginning Nov. 18, state officials announced Wednesday. Similar emergency bans have been ordered in Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma.
In Snohomish County, police and health officials said they haven't seen problems arise from alcoholic energy drinks. However, some said problems just might not have spread our way yet.  If patrol officers are seeing young people sloshed on Four Loko, they haven't mentioned it to their bosses, said Robb Lamoureux, spokesman for Marysville police.  Police in Mill Creek and Snohomish also report no problems.  "I'm not hearing that this is an issue for us," said Rebecca Hover, spokeswoman for the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.  In Snohomish, the type of alcohol being used by people arrested for drinking offenses varies wildly, said police Cmdr. Fred Havener. Mostly, it's beer.  The Washington State Patrol doesn't keep track of what people are drinking when they get pulled over, Trooper Keith Leary said.  "We don't care what it For information on your Washington State DUI please contact our Snohomish County DUI attorneys, Whatcom County DUI attorneys, King County DUI attorneys, Island County DUI attorneys, or Skagit County DUI attorneys at 425-493-1115 or check out our website at http://www.washdui.com