Revelers beware: Red Bank Police are stepping up their enforcement of drinking-and-driving laws this month.

It starts tonight, with a DWI checkpoint on Newman Springs Road. Cops will be out there from 11p to 3a.

There will also be more patrols on the lookout for the besotted all over town from now through Jan. 2, according an announcement from Lt. Darren McConnell, head of traffic safety enforcement.

A $5,000 state grant under a program called Over the Limit, Under Arrest is funding the year-end crackdown, which provides for an additional 100 hours of enforcement that otherwise wouldn’t happen, says Capt. Steve McCarthy.

Of course, the cops will be available to respond to non-booze-related emergencies as well, McCarthy notes. So tipsy or sober, behave, holiday kiddies.

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