California Roadblocks

Town/City/Municipality:
Apple Valley
Description of roadblock location:
Intersection of Thunderbird Road and Wichita Road
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Registration, Insurance, Seatbelts
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
01/2006
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Baker
Description of roadblock location:
Hwy 127
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
fireworks
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
07/2007
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Bellflower
Description of roadblock location:
Alondra Blvd going west/Woodruff Ave
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
06/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
The cops were checking for drunk and unlicensed drivers. We were pull over to the Walgreens parking lot and was greeted nicely by a deputy. He asked for our licensing information about out vehicle and did a check about the vehicle. I gave the required papers and he said "Good Job". Last, I said goodbye to the deputy and left the area.


Town/City/Municipality:
Berkeley
Description of roadblock location:
Alacatraz between Shattuck and Adeline
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
05/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Another popular spot is Shattuck between Dwight and Adeline. Roadblocks are usually on Fri/Sat nites. Don't drive in Berkeley if you can avoid it! Ridiculously bad traffic engineering plus super-overzealous cops = high likelihood of getting pulled over and ticketed for BS. I've lived out here nine years, been pulled over three times in Berkeley (not counting the roadblocks) and the first two were utter BS - case dismissed. The third time I probably actually did deserve to get pulled over for speeding, and given a warning or maybe a ticket, but I ended up spending the nite in the drunk tank, even though I hadn't had a drop! Another hapless citizen got the same treatment that nite. The DA declined to press charges due to lack of evidence (I blew 0.00 twice and gave them a blood test which was negative too! I have a gimpy ankle so I couldn't walk straight and tried to explain this to the cop) but now I have an arrest record which I'm trying get rid of legally. I've been pulled over ZERO times anywhere else, and I don't even drive very much - I bike to work and the store and all my friends in the neighborhood. The Berkeley PD: it's not just gung-ho patrollers, it's their dept policy to harass people.


Town/City/Municipality:
Bethlehem
Description of roadblock location:
Intersection of Rink Dam Rd and Heritage Farm Rd
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
11/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
state trooper hide spot(as u come from bethlehem on rink dam rd,cop will hide on bowman ct directly across from heritage farm rd and catch speeders...use caution.


Town/City/Municipality:
Bethlehem (Alexander County)
Description of roadblock location:
Hwy 127 just inside alexander county end of bridge
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, firearms, destination, travel activities
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
11/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Mostly checking for drinking, from 11pm till ?


Town/City/Municipality:
Brea
Description of roadblock location:
Imperial Hwy west of 57
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Seatbelts, Emissions, Vehicle Equipment, Racial profiling
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
04/2003
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Buena Park
Description of roadblock location:
Beach Bl near Durango
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Unknown
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
09/2003
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Burbank
Description of roadblock location:
San Fernando Blvd North of Burbank (Ralph's)
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, vehicle equipment, destination, warrants, criminal convictions, activities travel
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
09/2007
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Ceres
Description of roadblock location:
Hatch Road b/w Herndon & Richland
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2007
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Colton
Description of roadblock location:
Corner of San Bernardino Ave & Indigo Ave
Time of day:
Mid-day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Unknown
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
10/2005
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Costa Mesa
Description of roadblock location:
Baker & Bear
Time of day:
Late night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, alchohol, warrants
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%)
Registry date:
06/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Every 5th car will be stopped and they'll also be checking drivers licenses...I have a friend who works in the police dept.


Town/City/Municipality:
Costa Mesa
Description of roadblock location:
Northbound Newport Blvd. @ 19th St.
Time of day:
Late night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2006
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Costa Mesa
Description of roadblock location:
Eastbound 17th between Orange and Santa Ana ave.
Time of day:
Late night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2006
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Davis
Description of roadblock location:
Richards Boulevard
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
08/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
When asked what would happen if I did not comply, was informed that I would be asked to pull over and "someone" would be assigned to watch my children. Also was asked: "Do you have a driver's license?"


Town/City/Municipality:
Diamond Bar
Description of roadblock location:
Diamond Bar Blvd/Sunset Crossing
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, vehicle safety
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
07/2006
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Dublin
Description of roadblock location:
Dougherty Road N at Dublin Blvd
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
12/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Saturday night, Sunday Morning 12/28/2008 Unknown frequency, but there tonight.


Town/City/Municipality:
El Cerrito
Description of roadblock location:
San Pablo Ave. at MacDonald
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
08/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
I saw this roadblock on new years eve a few years ago. The signs said sobriety checkpoint. I drove through after they had ceased operations for the night (I think it was about 1:00 am), so I wasn't stopped. I would expect to see checkpoints here on party holidays in the future. **I don't know the regularity, what percentage of cars were being stopped, or whether they were checking for more than DUI. I checked the middle choices by default. The location is valuable enough to post.**


Town/City/Municipality:
Elk Grove
Description of roadblock location:
Grant Line Rd, eastbnd, between Hwy 99 and RR xing
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alchohol, drugs, seatbelts, destination, racial profiling, activities travel
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2007
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Enfield
Description of roadblock location:
HWY 190 on the Enfield side of the 190 bridge
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alchohol, seatbelts
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
09/2007
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!!


Town/City/Municipality:
Eureka
Description of roadblock location:
U.S. 101
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, vehicle safety, child safety seats, warrants
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
07/2007
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Fallbrook
Description of roadblock location:
Sandia Creek Road
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Racial Profiling, Activities Travel, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
03/2004
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Founation Valley
Description of roadblock location:
Brookhurst St between Warner Ave and Edinger Ave
Time of day:
Late night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol, Seatbelts, Destination
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 vehicle
Registry date:
01/2006
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Fullerton
Description of roadblock location:
Chapman Av west of Berkeley Av
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
08/2005
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Fullerton
Description of roadblock location:
Chapman (Fullerton) / Raymond
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alchohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
01/2004
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments available.


Town/City/Municipality:
Fresno
Description of roadblock location:
Blackstone northbound at the main shopping mall
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
10/2006
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?


Town/City/Municipality:
Fresno
Description of roadblock location:
Shaw westbound at Wishon
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
10/2006
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Garden Grove
Description of roadblock location:
Northbound Harbor blvd. @ Woodburry
Time of day:
Late night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2006
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
D.U.I and C.D.L checkpoint.


Town/City/Municipality:
Garden Grove
Description of roadblock location:
Valley View North of Chapman
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alchohol,
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
01/2004
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments available.


Town/City/Municipality:
Grant Grove, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
Description of roadblock location:
Big Stump Entrance Station
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, alcohol, firearms, dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
04/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
The checkpoint will be challeneged on Fourth Amendment and possibly on Posse Comitatus Grounds. Anyone with information about the checkpoint is asked to contact Attorney Eric H. Schweitzer at (559) 441-0441.


Town/City/Municipality:
Glenddora
Description of roadblock location:
Southbound lanes of Grand Avenue and Mona Loa
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alcohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, vehicle safety, racial profiling
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped only a few vehicles (less than 25%)
Registry date:
05/2007
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Hanford
Description of roadblock location:
11th Ave. & Davis St.
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
05/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments available.


Town/City/Municipality:
Hawthorne
Description of roadblock location:
Crenshaw Blvd and 131st Street
Time of day:
Mid-day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
12/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Checking driver licenses. Impounding cars if no license produced.


Town/City/Municipality:
Hayward
Description of roadblock location:
Mission Blvd. between Tennyson and Carlos Bee.
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
10/2006
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments.


Town/City/Municipality:
Highland Park
Description of roadblock location:
York Blvd. right after Eagle Rock Blvd
Time of day:
Late Night
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:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
09/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Time delay, addition traffic, unconstitutional.


Town/City/Municipality:
Huntington Beach
Description of roadblock location:
Beach Blvd @ Slater
Time of day:
Anytime
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
03/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

According to the Orange County Register, Huntington Beach Police Department officials announced on Thursday that the Huntington Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI Checkpoint on Saturday, February 21, 2009, from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Huntington Beach Police Department officials, the checkpoint will be located on Beach Boulevard, just south of Slater Avenue

Huntington Beach Police Department officials, starting at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, police will be making an extra effort to catch intoxicated drivers with money provided through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA).



Town/City/Municipality:
Hoopa
Description of roadblock location:
Hwy 96 at the S end of the Trinity River Bridge
Time of day:
Mid-day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown
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%)
Registry date:
11/2007
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
Imperial County
Description of roadblock location:
I-8 Westbound 1 mile before CA-98 Junction
Time of day:
Anytime
Purported purpose of roadblock:
drugs, residency, destination, racial profiling, activities travel, dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
04/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Border Patrol Department of Homeland Insecurity they've been there since February 2008.


Town/City/Municipality:
Irvine
Description of roadblock location:
Irvine Center Drive/Sand Canyon
Time of day:
Late Night
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
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!


Town/City/Municipality:
Jacumba
Description of roadblock location:
EB I-8 3 miles past Jacumba exit
Time of day:
Any time
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
07/2005
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
US Border Patrol temporary checkpoint located right past the two gas stations.


Town/City/Municipality:
La Palma
Description of roadblock location:
Katella at Valley View
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alchohol, racial profiling
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
07/2008
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.


Town/City/Municipality:
La Verne
Description of roadblock location:
Intersection of Arrow Highway and Carrian Road
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, warrants, racial profiling, dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
05/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
THey had wwhat appeared to be every 'officer and those retired' in full force and unifform. There were lane to lane 'persions' in all east bound lanes. They took their time to see your papers. There were 2 in each lane a little over a car length apart in each lane, looking at both front and rear of each vehicle!!! There were in excess of 25 agents. No females were in attendance. They had several tables and at least 12 CRUIZERS in place, with 2 occupied and running. Domestic Terrorism never had it so good.


Town/City/Municipality:
Lake Elsinore
Description of roadblock location:
Railroad Cyn rd @ Church
Time of day:
Anytime
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, stolen property, firearms, curfew, vehicle safety, child safety seats, fireworks, emissions, vehicle equipment, destination, trucker stop, marital status, racial profiling, activities, travel, audio, fruit, child support, minor truancy, dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
03/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

LAKE ELSINORE ---- Police arrested seven drivers, including four suspected of drunken driving, during a safety checkpoint at Railroad Canyon Road and Church Street over the weekend, police said Saturday.

The checkpoint, which ran from 7 p.m. Friday until 1 a.m. Saturday, also netted two arrests for alleged drug offenses and one for an outstanding warrant, Sgt. John Kaiser said.

Of the 2,363 cars to pass through the checkpoint, 21 were impounded, Kaiser said.

Most of the impounds resulted from drivers not being licensed or driving on suspended licenses, he said.

Lake Elsinore Police Department, clerical support staff and Explorers conducted the checkpoint with funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety.



Town/City/Municipality:
Livermore
Description of roadblock location:
N. Livermore Ave north of Portola
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
11/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Not sure how often they have it, but count on it Friday night. They check all cars. I saw about half get pulled to the side.


Town/City/Municipality:
Los Angeles
Description of roadblock location:
Los Feliz blvd. west by the Costco
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alchohol, drugs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
05/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments available.


Town/City/Municipality:
Los Angeles
Description of roadblock location:
Wilshire Blvd. East at 405 Freeway Entrance
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alchohol, drugs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
05/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments available.


Town/City/Municipality:
Los Banos
Description of roadblock location:
Pacheco Blvd, westbound in front of the CHP office
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
10/06
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
This checkpoint has a turnoff, but it is after the cone pattern begins, so most do not avail themselves of it. Officer in charge says the CHP no longer chases vehicles that turn off to avoid the roadblock. A local commander told me, after spouting the party line, when I asked him his personal opinion-- "Complete waste of time."


Town/City/Municipality:
McKinleyville
Description of roadblock location:
Central Ave.
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, stolen property, firearms, curfew, vehicle safety, child safety seats, fireworks, vehicle equipment, destination, warrants, criminal convictions, activities travel, minor truancy
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
09/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Between Taco Bell and Burger King. This is an unincorporated community so CHP gets to run the checkpoints.


Town/City/Municipality:
Moreno Valley
Description of roadblock location:
Cactus Road East at Frederick Street
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
06/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Regular Friday Night stops June 2009.


Town/City/Municipality:
Moreno Valley
Description of roadblock location:
Most anywhere in the city
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
09/2006
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Road blocks are usually set up on holiday weekends. Confication of vehicles is common for no insurance, or whatever reason that the current laws allow.


Town/City/Municipality:
Moreno Valley
Description of roadblock location:
Perris Ave south of bay
Time of day:
Anytime
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, stolen property, firearms, curfew, vehicle safety, child safety seats, fireworks, emissions, vehicle equipment, destination, warrants, criminal convictions, trucker stop, marital_status, racial profiling, activities, travel, audio, fruit, 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 all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
03/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

The Moreno Valley Police Department has just completed another DUI/CDL SAFETY CHECKPOINT. This operation ran from 1800 hours through 2359 hours. The checkpoint was located on Perris south of Bay. The primary goal of the checkpoint was to screen for DUI drivers as well as unlicensed or suspended drivers. This was in response to collisions involving unlicensed, suspended and DUI drivers. Checkpoints at various times throughout the year are conducted to reduce drunk driving, and apprehend drivers with suspended and/or revoked licenses.

A total of 2695 cars passed through the checkpoint. 95 drivers were issued citations and 78 vehicles were impounded. The majority of these citations and impounds were for suspended or unlicensed drivers. A total of 3 field sobriety tests were conducted, and 2 drivers were arrested for DUI.



Town/City/Municipality:
Newport Beach
Description of roadblock location:
Jamboree Road at Santa Barbara Drive
Time of day:
Late night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Unknown, Alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
12/2005
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments.


Town/City/Municipality:
Niland
Description of roadblock location:
NB Hwy 111
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Activities Travel, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
03/2004
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
US Border Patrol checkpoint set up 1 mile N of Frink Rd. Very light traffic on highway.


Town/City/Municipality:
Norwalk
Description of roadblock location:
Imperial Hwy @ Studebaker Rd.
Time of day:
Mid-day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Registration, Alcohol, Insurance, Drugs, Seatbelts, Firearms, Warrants
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
04/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
This roadblock has been here for the past 6 years. The police stop the cars and have them pull into the Food 4 Less parking lot.


Town/City/Municipality:
Ontario
Description of roadblock location:
Holt Blvd. and Lemon (Euclid)
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Registration, Insurance
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
05/2005
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
The principal thing they ask for is the CA Driver's licence, if don't have it then they ask for registration and insurance. These guys get a lot of cars over there!!!


Town/City/Municipality:
Palmdale
Description of roadblock location:
Sierra Highway south of Palmdale Blvd
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Activities Travel, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
12/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
No comments.


Town/City/Municipality:
Palm Springs
Description of roadblock location:
Ramon Rd
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts, vehicle safety, destination, warrants, activities travel
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
05/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Ask if you have been drinking and question passegers as well and search vehicle when not complying.


Town/City/Municipality:
Palo Verde
Description of roadblock location:
EB Hwy 78 E of Brawley
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Activities Travel, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
03/2004
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
US Border Patrol checkpoint set up 2 miles N of Ogilby Rd. K-9 run past exterior of vehicles in line .


Town/City/Municipality:
Pasadena
Description of roadblock location:
Fair Oaks between Bellevue & California
Time of day:
Anytime
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Activities Travel, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
03/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Pulled over every vehicle.


Town/City/Municipality:
Pasadena
Description of roadblock location:
Huntington Dr.
Announced date:
June 18 2009
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, child_safety_seats
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
06/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

More than 160 people received $500 traffic citations Wednesday as part of an elaborate sting by the South Pasadena Police Department involving a decoy school bus complete with people walking on and off the vehicle.

The sting - designed to nab motorists who fail to stop for school buses with flashing red lights - has generated debate in the city. Some think the program was unfair, charging that the location was unusual for a school bus, the officers created a distraction, and there were no schoolchildren present.

"It was a crazy place for a school bus to be parked," said Valerie McAndrews, whose 16-year-old daughter was among those cited. "You don't stop in the middle of Huntington or you're going to be rear-ended. In this particular instance I don't think there was any way to obey the law."

Others are supporting the effort, saying the city needs to crack down on drivers who don't follow the rules. The yellow school bus first appeared on the busy six-lane road about 8 a.m. near the intersection of Milan Avenue, which has no stop sign or cross walk.

San Gabriel resident Mary Hatton, 42, said she approached the area about 8:45 a.m. and was confused when she saw more than a dozen officers among the cars in the middle of the busy street.

"It was a circus of lights and chaos," she said of the sting that also involved from Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, San Marino and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Temple City station. "No one was speeding, I mean people were literally just trying to figure out what was going on and what to do to to keep away from whatever the activity was. I thought I was being directed along with other motorists away from whatever it was that was happening."

Hatton received the $500 ticket.

The South Pasadena Police Department first decided to set up the sting in the area after receiving a complaint from the parents of a disabled child who boards a school bus on Huntington, Police Chief Dan Watson said.

"They've had a difficult time getting to the bus because people don't comply with the vehicle code," he said. --Corina Knoll in South Pasadena



Town/City/Municipality:
Pauma Valley
Description of roadblock location:
Highway 76 1-1/2 miles East of I-15
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alchohol, Residency, Racial profiling
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicle
Registry date:
04/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
INS sets this one up every fri and sat nite to alledgedly look for undocumented workers. Th e location is a rel traffic hazard.


Town/City/Municipality:
Placerville
Description of roadblock location:
Missouri Flat Rd., just south of Hwy 50
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
06/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Asked; if had been drinking, if on medication, given five tests including breath device, then license is returned if pass breath test.


Town/City/Municipality:
Pine Valley
Description of roadblock location:
2 miles past Buckman Springs Road Exit
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
06/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint set up all the time.


Town/City/Municipality:
Pine Valley
Description of roadblock location:
Interstate 8 @ Pine Valley road
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
08/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
DHS Checkpoint run by the California Border Patrol Constant harasment and violation of 4th ammendment rights last time I went threw I was detained,searched,and assualted by three agents.


Town/City/Municipality:
Redding
Description of roadblock location:
Chum Creek rd. @ Maraglia
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, child safety seats, vehicle equipment, warrants
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
03/2009
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

Two drivers were arrested Friday night on suspicion of driving under the influence at a DUI and driver's license checkpoint in Redding. The checkpoint was conducted from 6 to 10 p.m. on Churn Creek Road north of Maraglia Street, Redding police Sgt. Casey Bokavich said.

Officers screened 770 vehicles and stopped 657 drivers for further investigation, either at the checkpoint or by officers patrolling nearby.

Four drivers were given field sobriety tests, with two of them being arrested, Bokavich said.

Three drivers were cited for traffic violations, including two who were driving on a suspended license. Four vehicles were towed.



Town/City/Municipality:
Richmond
Description of roadblock location:
Barrett Avenue near 13th
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Unknown
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area, but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
03/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
County Sherrif Deputies (tan uniforms) were at my car asking for driver license. Other agencies were represented by uniformed people in the area. Maybe CHP, maybe Richmond police. They had lights and parked cars and a bus nearby. Some people say they are sniffing for immigration status violations.


Town/City/Municipality:
Salton City
Description of roadblock location:
Northbound Hwy 86
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
06/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint searching for drugs and illegals.


Town/City/Municipality:
San Anselmo
Description of roadblock location:
Sir Francis Drake Blvd past The Hub
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, seatbelts
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
11/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Popular spot around holidays at night, westbound SFD by Sunny Hills shopping center AM/PM. Drunk driving focus but will pull aside any car with visible infraction. Most waved through and some singled out randomly (single males? beaters?). Do not try to turn around, motorcycles will pounce on you. If heading to Fairfax use Center Blvd but lookout for Fairfax PD - you can go the back way up over the hill at Lansdale.


Town/City/Municipality:
San Clemente
Description of roadblock location:
Interstate 5
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped only a few vehicles (less than 25%)
Registry date:
06/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint searching for drugs and illegals.


Town/City/Municipality:
San Dimas
Description of roadblock location:
Arrow Hwy 1 Block West of Lone Hill
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, destination, activities_travel
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles (more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Not always asked about destination or other activities. One time I came up to a traffic jam there, I couldn't see why so I turned into a gas station to avoid it. I live around the corner. Upon turning I see 2 Motor Officers then I knew. I was forced to go through the line or I would be cited and possibly jailed. Alcohol was not an issue and they knew it.


Town/City/Municipality:
San Dimas
Description of roadblock location:
Arrow Hwy, east of Walnut
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Registration, Vehicle Equipment
Regularity of roadblock:
Frequently set up in this area,
but exact location changes
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
08/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
LA County Sheriff deputies set up the checkpoints in this area under the pretense that it is a "driver license check" but they will ask questions or for paperwork about your vehicle's (modified) equipment.


Town/City/Municipality:
San Francisco
Description of roadblock location:
Harrison Street between sixth and seventh streets
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol, Unknown
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
08/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
I've seen this checkpoint on two consecutive new years eves. I didn't drive through it, but saw it from a gas station on the corner of sixth and Harrison. The signs say sobriety checkpoint, but I don't know if they check for more. There are plenty of cops on motorcycles ready to go after those who turn away. **I know you require an answer to regularity of the roadblock and percentage of cars stopped, but I don't know, so I checked infrequently and 25% to 75% by default.** I've only seen it on new years eve. However, I bet they run it on other party holidays. Harrison Street is a four lane, one way street with a lot of traffic. I imagine they stopped every xth car when traffic conditions allowed, but probably stopped nobody during heavy traffic. I think there would have been a huge traffic jam if they had stopped even 25% of the drivers, however none materialized during the five or ten minutes I spent at the gas station. The location and the fact that it happened on two different new years eves should be valuable enough info to avoid, or better yet, to document -- should you have nothing better to do on new years eve! -- this seemingly annual checkpoint.


Town/City/Municipality:
San Mateo
Description of roadblock location:
Hillsdale and Saratoga
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Alcohol, Seatbelts
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
06/2005
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Open as of 6/17/2005


Town/City/Municipality:
Santa Ysabel
Description of roadblock location:
S-2/Hwy 78 intersection
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
06/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
US Border Patrol sets up at scissors crossing sometimes.


Town/City/Municipality:
Sausalito
Description of roadblock location:
Southbound US 101 at Spencer Avenue Exit
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Trucker Stop
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped only a few vehicles (less than 25%)
Registry date:
05/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
Trucks travelling toward the Golden Gate Bridge were stopped and drivers were asked to open the back. No reason was given, but it is connected with the Orange Alert level of Homeland Security. No warrant or probable cause is given for the search, and those who object are not permitted to cross the bridge.


Town/City/Municipality:
Temecula
Description of roadblock location:
Interstate 5
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped only a few vehicles (less than 25%)
Registry date:
06/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint set up 2 exits past Mission Road in Fallbrook.


Town/City/Municipality:
West Hollywood
Description of roadblock location:
Sunset Blvd
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Registration, Seatbelts, Destination, Activities Travel
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2004
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
West Hollywood Sheriffs stopped ALL cars at this checkpoint. Other times this checkpoint is part of the anti-cruising enforcement. Motors were strategically positioned to prevent anyone from escaping the checkpoint via side streets. The "accessible" side streets were dead-ends.


Town/City/Municipality:
West Hollywood
Description of roadblock location:
Sunset Blvd
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Destination, Activities Travel, Audio
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
08/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
This is a "cruising control" checkpoint under the pretense of easing traffic congestion (when in fact the opposite was the result). LASD works both directions. Vehicles are videotaped as they are stopped by deputies. The vehicle's license is recorded and entered into a database. The driver and all passengers receive a warning the first time through not to pass through the control area again (or face a $100 fine each for cruising). Deputies also inquire about your destination or reason for traveling through the strip. They have also stopped vehicles and cited them for loud sound systems. Heavily fortified with police.


Town/City/Municipality:
Whittier
Description of roadblock location:
Whittier Blvd. & Mills Ave.
Time of day:
Late Night
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alcohol
Regularity of roadblock:
Infrequently set up but location remains constant
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
12/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

Whittier, CA. - On Friday, December 19, 2008, the Whittier Police Department will conduct a Driving Under the Influence Checkpoint. The checkpoint will be conducted in the area of Whittier Blvd. and Mills Ave. The time of the checkpoint will be 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM.

The checkpoint and other enforcement efforts are part of the Whittier Police Department's grant project for "Selective Traffic Enforcement Program." The funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Officers will also be checking for unlicensed motorists or those who are driving with a suspended driver's license. Any motorist found driving with an invalid license may have their vehicle impounded for 30 days and be issued a citation. For further information, please contact Sgt. Dan Lowe at 562-945-8256.



Town/City/Municipality:
Whittier/La Mirada
Description of roadblock location:
Valley View & Imperial
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
alchohol, seatbelts, vehicle safety
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
08/2008
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
The whole Whittier PD was out on the checkpoint.


Town/City/Municipality:
Winterhaven
Description of roadblock location:
WB I-8 California/Arizona Border
Time of day:
Anytime of Day
Purported purpose of roadblock:
: Drugs, Residency, Destination, Trucker Stop, Racial Profiling, Activities Travel, Dogs
Regularity of roadblock:
Set up at this location on a regular or frequent basis
Percentage of cars stopped or checked:
Stopped and checked all cars or most vehicles
(more than 75%)
Registry date:
01/2004
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:
US Border Parol checkpoint set up 24/7. Replaced agriculture inspection station. K-9 run on exterior of vehicles waiting in line.