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California
Roadblocks
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Apple
Valley
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Intersection
of Thunderbird Road and Wichita Road
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Time
of day:
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Anytime
of Day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Registration,
Insurance, Seatbelts
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently
set up but location remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
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Registry date:
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01/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| I
did not experience this roadblock personally, but read the following
in the San Bernardino Sun: "About 55 drivers were cited during a
six-hour safety checkpoint Friday (12-30-05) conducted by San Bernardino
County Sheriff's Department's Apple Valley deputies. A total of
901 vehicles passed through the checkpoint at Thunderbird and Witchita
roads. Twenty-seven vehicles were towed when the drivers were arrested
for suspended licenses." The article did not state the time of day
that the roadblock was in action nor how often it is set up. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Baker
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Hwy 127
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Time
of day:
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Anytime of Day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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fireworks
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Frequently set up in this area,
but exact location changes
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles (more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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07/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| They
ask where are you travelling from, and if they cant check your trunk
they will have a dog serch the car if you do not comply they are
issueing ticket for any fireworks they find. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Brea
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Imperial
Hwy west of 57
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Time
of day:
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Anytime
of Day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Seatbelts,
Emissions, Vehicle Equipment, Racial profiling
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently
set up but location remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
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Registry date:
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04/2003
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Brea
Police have set up this roadblock for westbound traffic. I was harassed
about my STOCK exhaust and lighting. They particularly like to target
modified "rice rocket" imports under the pretense that the checkpoint
is for the use of seat belts. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Buena
Park
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Beach
Bl near Durango
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Time
of day:
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Late
Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Unknown
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently
set up but location remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
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Registry date:
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09/2003
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Several
motorcycle officers greet you ahead of the checkpoint and will zap
you with K-band Instant-On. You cannot turn around as there's an
island in the middle of the road. There is no sign that identifies
that you were running into a checkpoint, nor was there any indication
as to what they were checking for. Officers appeared to pick and
choose cars to stop and question. This checkpoint was set up at
a known speed trap location. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Burbank
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Description
of roadblock location:
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San Fernando Blvd North of Burbank
(Ralph's)
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alchohol, insurance,
drugs, seatbelts, residency, vehicle equipment, destination, warrants,
criminal convictions, activities travel
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked 25% to 75%
of vehicles
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Registry date:
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09/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Lots of
police force shown...many Burbank squad cars and motorcyles circling
the area and stopping vehicles. There are warning signs, many lights,
and cones around the immediate area. Stopping traffic on San Fernando
going both ways. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Ceres
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Hatch Road b/w Herndon & Richland
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alchohol
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Frequently set up in this area,
but exact location changes
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles (more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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01/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Officers
were extremely rude and seemed to have singled out a good number
of drivers. Customers at nearby businesses were detailing their
experiences of being harassed by police. Shopping center entrances
were guarded by motorcycle officers and anyone who attempted to
enter (or evade) were quickly stopped and harassed. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Colton
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Corner
of San Bernardino Ave & Indigo Ave
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Time
of day:
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Mid-day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Unknown
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
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Registry date:
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10/2005
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| I
personally have not been thru the roadblock but, I have lived in
the area for 3yrs and can tell you that the Colton P.D. sets up
a roadblock just about every 2-3 months with no warning that you
are coming up to one nor do you have a chance to turn around. Also
besides the roadblocks, cops will be sitting right on Indigo Ave.
facing southbound towards San Bernardino Ave. as this is a stop
sign waiting for their next victim. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Costa
Mesa
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Northbound
Newport Blvd. @ 19th St.
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Time
of day:
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Late
night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Alcohol
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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01/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Usually
on weekends. Depending on traffic, stops every vehicle or every
other 3 or 5 vehicles. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Costa
Mesa
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Eastbound
17th between Orange and Santa Ana ave.
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Time
of day:
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Late
night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Alcohol
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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01/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Usually
on weekends. Depending on traffic, stops every vehicle or every
other 3 or 5 vehicles. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Diamond
Bar
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Diamond Bar Blvd/Sunset Crossing
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alchohol, insurance,
drugs, seatbelts, vehicle safety
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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07/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| LASD
set up a DUI/CDL checkpoint going west on Diamond Bar Blvd on June
30th, 2006. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Elk Grove
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Grant Line Rd, eastbnd, between
Hwy 99 and RR xing
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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alchohol, drugs, seatbelts, destination,
racial profiling, activities travel
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles (more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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01/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Very
high profile roadblock, with many, many black/white cop cars, police
motorcycles, fire trucks and paddy wagons. Staffed by Elk Grove
PD, Folsom PD, Sacramento PD, county Sherriffs and CHP. Lots of
cops standing around BSing with each other (your tax dollars at
work). All cars stopped and checked for alcohol, drugs, licensing,
registration, your destination and where you are coming from. As
you approach, cop cars/motorcycles are on the side of the road to
go after anyone who attempts to turn around. Location is eastbound,
just before the railroad tracks. If you are alert, you can see the
lights in time to quickly turn left into the ARCO station, pump
a couple gallons, then choose another route by going north on Hwy
99 to Elk Grove Blvd, to cut back to Grant Line after the checkpoint.
Due to the number of cars stopped, expect about a 10 minute delay
waiting in line before they interrogate you. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Enfield
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Description
of roadblock location:
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HWY 190 on the Enfield side of
the 190 bridge
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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alchohol, seatbelts
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set up at this location on a
regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles (more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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09/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| After
the roadblock we stopped to participate in a survey about bogus
media events and then asked to volunarily take a breathalyzer!!!
No Way!! |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Eureka
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Description
of roadblock location:
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U.S. 101
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alchohol, insurance,
drugs, seatbelts, residency, vehicle safety, child safety seats,
warrants
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles (more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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07/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| EPD announced
it will have 6 checkpoints in 2007. They are usually on U.S. 101
when it turns into Broadway and splits into 4th and 5th streets
in town. They also have held checkpoints on small streets in which
only a couple dozen people passed through. They have also held them
on Mrytle. Remember that the tallest building in Humboldt County
is the jail and these small town cops love to show their power. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Fallbrook
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Sandia
Creek Road
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Time
of day:
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Anytime
of Day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Drugs,
Residency, Destination, Racial Profiling, Activities Travel, Dogs
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently
set up but location remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
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Registry date:
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03/2004
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| US
Border Patrol Temporary checkpoint sometimes sets up to 1/4 mile
past Sandi Creek Rd./De Luz Rd. intersection to intercept vehicles
circumventing NB I-15 checkpoint. Rarely sets up. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Founation
Valley
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Brookhurst
St between Warner Ave and Edinger Ave
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Time
of day:
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Late
night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Alcohol,
Seatbelts, Destination
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Frequently
set up in this area,
but exact location changes
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
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Registry date:
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01/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| They
take cars in groups of 5-6 and have an officer at each car asking
about sobriety and destination. Each time I've been stopped, the
officer made small talk for 2-3 minutes in what I assume to be an
attempt to confirm sobriety. However, it is entirely possible that
the officer could have just been killing time until the next group
was sent through. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Fullerton
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Chapman
Av west of Berkeley Av
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Time
of day:
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Late
Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Alcohol
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently
set up but location remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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08/2005
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Checkpoint
is set up for westbound traffic. Berkeley Av is closed in the southbound
direction and motorcycles await to nab those who attempt to turn
right onto Berkeley to avoid the checkpoint. Drivers are harassed
as to why they're attempting to avoid the checkpoint and questioned
as to whether they were drinking, along with a brief sobriety test.
The officers will also attempt to justify the stop with ticket(s)
for frivolous traffic and equipment violations. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Fullerton
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Chapman
(Fullerton) / Raymond
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Time
of day:
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Late
Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Alchohol
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
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Registry date:
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01/2004
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No
comments available. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Fresno
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Blackstone northbound at the
main shopping mall
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Time
of day:
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Anytime of Day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alchohol, insurance
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set up at this location on a
regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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10/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| There
is no turnoff from this roadblock! Officers use MADD personel to
direct traffic and comandeer the mall parking lot for their activities.
Driver's licenses are checked, along with the above, and frequently
it is heard "Have you had anything to drink tonight? |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Fresno
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Shaw westbound at Wishon
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Time
of day:
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Anytime of Day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alchohol, insurance
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Frequently set up in this area,
but exact location changes
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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10/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| I
witnessed CHP officers manning this roadblock force a crippled man
out of his vehicle and have him attempt various field sobriety tests.
When they determined he was in fact crippled after about fifteen
minutes, they allowed him on his way, his dignity intact I'm sure.
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Garden
Grove
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Northbound
Harbor blvd. @ Woodburry
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Time
of day:
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Late
night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Alcohol
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Regularity
of roadblock:
|
Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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01/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| D.U.I
and C.D.L checkpoint. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Garden
Grove
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Valley
View North of Chapman
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Time
of day:
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PM
Rush Hour
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Alchohol,
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently
set up but location remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
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Registry date:
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01/2004
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No
comments available. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Glenddora
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Southbound lanes of Grand Avenue
and Mona Loa
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Time
of day:
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Anytime of Day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alcohol, insurance,
drugs, seatbelts, residency, vehicle safety, racial profiling
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped only a few vehicles (less
than 25%)
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Registry date:
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05/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| This stop
activity is usually performed in the November, December, and January
hollidays. They randomly pick a vehicle out of the stopped traffic
to pull out of the flow of stopped vehicles. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Hawthorne
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Crenshaw Blvd and 131st Street
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Time
of day:
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Mid-day
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
|
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
|
Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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12/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Checking
driver licenses. Impounding cars if no license produced. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Hayward
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Mission Blvd. between Tennyson
and Carlos Bee.
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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unknown, alcohol
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Regularity
of roadblock:
|
Set up at this location on a
regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
|
Stopped
and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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10/2006
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No
comments.
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Highland Park
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Description
of roadblock location:
|
York Blvd. right after Eagle
Rock Blvd
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Time
of day:
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Late Night
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Registration, Alchohol, Insurance,
Drugs, Seatbelts, Residency, Curfew, Vehicle Safety, Child Safety
Seats, Vehicle Equipment, Destination, Warrants, Criminal Convictions,
Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Child Support, Minor Truancy,
Dogs
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Regularity
of roadblock:
|
Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
|
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
|
Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
|
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Registry date:
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09/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Time delay,
addition traffic, unconstitutional. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Hoopa
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Description
of roadblock location:
|
Hwy 96 at the S end of the Trinity
River Bridge
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Time
of day:
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Mid-day
|
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
|
unknown
|
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Regularity
of roadblock:
|
Frequently set up in this area,
but exact location changes
|
|
Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
|
Stopped only a few vehicles
(less than 25%)
|
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Registry date:
|
11/2007
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Military
personnel manning what appears to be a pinch point or future checkpoint
on a state highway on an Indian Reservation. Supposedly it's to
"Assist" in traffic control for a project requiring occasional truck
traffic in the vicinity. It looks a lot more like desensitization
to me. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Imperial County
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|
Description
of roadblock location:
|
I-8 Westbound 1 mile before CA-98
Junction
|
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Time
of day:
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Anytime
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
|
drugs, residency, destination,
racial profiling, activities travel, dogs
|
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Regularity
of roadblock:
|
Set up at this location on a
regular or frequent basis
|
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
|
Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
|
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Registry date:
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04/2008
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Border
Patrol Department of Homeland Insecurity they've been there since
February 2008. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Irvine
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Description
of roadblock location:
|
Irvine
Center Drive/Sand Canyon
|
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Time
of day:
|
Late
Night
|
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
|
Registration,
Alchohol, Insurance, Drugs, Seatbelts, Residency, Curfew, Vehicle
Safety, Child Safety Seats, Vehicle Equipment, Destination, Warrants,
Criminal Convictions, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Child Support,
Minor Truancy, Dogs
|
|
Regularity
of roadblock:
|
Frequently
set up in this area,
but exact location changes
|
|
Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
|
Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
|
|
Registry date:
|
11/2003
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| I
have decided to list this in the road block registry. Just this
past Summer, I saw something fishy going on.They had police, K-9
dogs,and black and white trailers. It sounded like something serious
was going on. However, I feel that this might of been a road block
in progress. Most of the police/Sheriff agencies in the Orange County
area have random road blocks. Just watch for them! |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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Jacumba
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Description
of roadblock location:
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EB
I-8 3 miles past Jacumba exit
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Time
of day:
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Any
time
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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Drugs,
Residency, Racial Profiling, Dogs
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped
and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
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Registry date:
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07/2005
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| US
Border Patrol temporary checkpoint located right past the two gas
stations. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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La Palma
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Katella at Valley View
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Time
of day:
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PM Rush Hour
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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alchohol, racial profiling
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Set up at this location on a
regular or frequent basis
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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07/2008
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| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| The Roadblock
is moved around that intersection sometimes south of Katella on
Valley View. Other times it's north off Katella on Valley View.
Mostly weekends. Have seen it at least 5 times in 2 months. I do
not drink but it angers me to be harrassed like that. I feel like
I am in a third world country. |
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Town/City/Municipality:
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La Verne
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Description
of roadblock location:
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Intersection of Arrow Highway
and Carrian Road
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Time
of day:
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PM Rush Hour
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Purported
purpose of roadblock:
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registration, alchohol, insurance,
drugs, seatbelts, residency, warrants, racial profiling, dogs
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Regularity
of roadblock:
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Infrequently set up but location
remains constant
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked:
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Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
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Registry date:
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05/2007
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