They found the DUIs, to my understanding, as well as various infractions, did in fact go up, Lober said at the meeting.
Then-Cape Coral Police Chief David Newlan said the program led to more service calls in the city during the extended hours and higher costs for officer overtime pay, the News-Press reported in 2018.
Commissioner John Tobia, who proposed repealing the sales restrictions, pooh-poohed Lober s example, calling it at best, anecdotal. I appreciate Commissioner Lober trying to find an answer to a problem that really didn t exist until he brought it up, Tobia said. Lacking any data to support this, I would like to move forward with the motion.