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Mandan policeman Richard Schaaf, center, left, is congratulated by North Dakota highway patrolman Lt. Mike Gerhart for issuing 800 tickets for driving under the influence at a press conference on the state capitol grounds on Thursday afternoon. At the gathering Linda Butts, right, deputy director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation announced a 15 day period where state law enforcement would highly visible to motorists. "This will be the most extensive Labor Day crackdown ever," she said. Applauding at left are Dan Donlin of the Bismarck Police Department, Les Witkowski of the Burleigh County Sheriffs Department, Chief Dennis Bullinger of the Mandan Police Department and Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman.