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California
Roadblocks
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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: |
Azusa |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Arrow Hwy and Azusa Ave |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, insurance, 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: |
09/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No comments available. |
|
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: |
Bakersfield |
Description
of roadblock location: |
300 Union Ave. |
Time
of day: |
Anytime of Day |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alcohol, 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: |
05/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No comments available. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Bakersfield |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Hwy 127 |
Time
of day: |
Anytime of Day |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts, 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: |
11/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Waved thru a just getting started. |
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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. |
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Town/City/Municipality: |
Bethlehem |
|
Description
of roadblock location: |
Intersection of Rink Dam Rd and
Heritage Farm Rd |
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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. |
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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 ? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
Citrus Heights |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Greenback and Sunrise |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
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: |
12/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| 12-17 10:30 on Greenback right near the mall, DUI checkpoint several squad cars making arrests |
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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: |
Delmar Race Track |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Interstate 5 to the east and Pacific Coast Highway |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, vehicle_safety, 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: |
07/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
July 22, 2009
More than 43,000 fans are expected to flock to the Del Mar Fairgrounds today for the opening of the horse racing season.
One tradition will be in full flower: Women wearing colorful hats. But police hope to eradicate another tradition: drunk driving by homeward-bound fans who have spent the afternoon and evening consuming large amounts of alcohol. In recent years, there have been numerous accidents caused by drunk drivers on opening day, officials said.
More than 20 police officers from agencies throughout San Diego County will be watching the streets leading from the racetrack parking lot to Interstate 5 to the east and Pacific Coast Highway to the west. Drunk-driving suspects will be booked at the county jail in Vista.
"We have been committed to saving lives by aggressively seeking out and removing impaired drivers from the roadways," said Sheriff Bill Gore. |
|
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: |
El Monte |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Elliot Avenue |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, residency, destination, 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 vehicles |
Registry date: |
03/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No comments available. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
El Sobrante |
Description
of roadblock location: |
499 Pebble Drive |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
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: |
07/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| They asked me for my Drivers Lic. Unfortunately, I could not find it. They detained me overnight, released me in the morning, due to the fact I did nothing wrong. However, had to spend the night in the drunk tank with a bunch of weirdos and was freezing to death! |
|
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: |
Escondido |
Description
of roadblock location: |
El Norte Parkway and Ash street |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts, warrants |
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: |
10/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| This roadblock is in place 75% of the time on Friday evenings from 8 p.m. till 2 a.m. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Escondido |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Bear Valley Parkway near San Pasqual |
Time
of day: |
Mid-day |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration |
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: |
11/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| They closed all escape routes leading into this checkpoint. Wasted 15 minutes of my time and didn't even look at my license close enough to see if it was expired. I guess I didn't fit the profile they were looking for. |
|
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: |
Fountain Valley |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Edinger Between Harbor & Newhope |
Time
of day: |
Mid-Day |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, insurance, 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 vehicles |
Registry date: |
04/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| CA DRIVERS LICENSE CHECKPOINT |
|
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: |
Hayward |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Foothill Blvd between Mission & Castro Valley Blvd |
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: |
12/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| I had my license ready and while they checked it, I saw a van being hoisted onto a flatbed truck in the adjoining mall parking lot with police presence, clearly due to a DWI arrest. This is an ideal roadblock location because drivers heading to the 580 freeway from Mission will take this direct route and you can't see the checkpoint up ahead until it's too late. I was greeted pleasantly, not questioned, allowed to proceed, even though I had expected the third degree because I was a biker wearing club colors. I guess they figured if I could keep my bike upright and didn't wreak of alcohol, I was okay. Still, the 20-minute delay due to traffic backup was very annoying and not something our founding fathers would have approved of. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Hayward |
Description
of roadblock location: |
northbound on mission blvd 500yds S of industrial |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown |
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: |
03/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| All northbound traffic 30+ cars not moving stuck in the right lane because the left lane had a large size in #s of vehicles /personal. 825 pm i was driving south. i have seen 4 roadblocks in this area myself in aprox 2 or 3 years. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Hermosa Beach |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Pier Avenue |
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: |
12/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| This one is classic. Hermosa Beach Police Department has been setting this up for years now. Very common on Friday and Saturday nights but also seen on Thursday, since it's a big college party night. It's located on Pier Avenue. At the end of Pier Avenue is of course the pier itself and also all of the bars. You can avoid this by parking far away and walking. Walking > getting hassled by the police. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Hesperia-Victrorville |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Various |
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 all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%) |
Registry date: |
12/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Officials will be conducting two different checkpoints in Victorville and Hesperia on Friday to try to keep intoxicated drivers off the roadways, authorities said.
The checkpoints will take place in the evening in both cities, officials said.
A driving under the influence checkpoint is a proven method for getting intoxicated motorists off the street, authorities said. By publicizing the checkpoint sheriff's officials believe motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving.
Authorities recommend anyone who plans on drinking to have a designated driver.
VVDAILY PRESS |
|
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: |
Hwy 86 North near Salton City |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
residency, destination, 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: |
02/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Border Patrol said my refusal to answer question "Where are you coming from and where are you going" was probably cause to seize my license and remove me and 3 terrified dogs from my vehicle for a search. |
|
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 Puenta |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Azusa St |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, alcohol, 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: |
05/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| On May 8, 2010. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
La Puenta |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Between Temple and Main St, down Azusa Avenue |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, 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: |
02/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Waste of time, harassment going on. |
|
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: |
Long Beach |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Pacific Coast Hwy/Loynes Dr. |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
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: |
04/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
Announced 4/24/2010 - No comments available. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Long Beach |
Description
of roadblock location: |
East Ocean Blvd and Pacific before 710 North |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
alchohol, drugs, 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: |
03/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
DUI stops are big business in California. This is set up to ruin peoples lives after having a few drinks. They judge you by personal appearance then "point" to your car and order you to get into the other lane.
Me: (Rolls down window 3 inches) Good Evening Officer What's the Reason for the Stop?
Cop: Roll down your window.
Me: Rolls down another 3 inches.
Cop: I said roll down your window all the way! Now!
Me: What is the reason for the stop sir?
Cop: Why are you asking me what the reason for the stop is - you don't the read road signs?
Me: The sign says "Seach and Rescue". What's the reason for the stop?
Cop: Let me see your drivers license (very stern and nasty)
Me: Sure officer, what's the reason for the stop?
Cop: I do not have to tell you the reason for the stop. Let me see your drivers license now!!
Me: (scared) Gives Drivers Licnse.
Cop: The reason for the stop is this is a DUI checkpoint. Have you had anything to drink?
me: NO
Cop: Do you have any drugs in the car?
Me: No
Cop: Get Lost
ME: (drives away) |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Los Angeles |
Description
of roadblock location: |
110 @ manchester going west on manchester |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, stolen_property, firearms, curfew, vehicle_safety, child_safety_seats, emissions, vehicle_equipment, destination, warrants, criminal_convictions, marital_status, racial_profiling, activities_travel, audio, fruit, 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: |
02/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
No comments available. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Los Angeles |
Description
of roadblock location: |
6200 W.Century Blvd,L.A.( Century Bl.@ Vicksburg) |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, firearms, destination, warrants, 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: |
01/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
Transportation Security Administration mandated( unk. if state law covers such)L.A. Airport PD and LAPD WILL Cite and ARREST for narcotics and weapons violations, REGARDLESS of drivers reasons) |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Los Angeles |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Glendale Blvd North at Effie St |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
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 all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%) |
Registry date: |
05/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
No comments available. |
|
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: |
Loma Linda |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Redlands Blvd. |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown |
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: |
08/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Announced for 9-4-2009. I have not been through this checkpoint personally but it was announced in the Press Enterprise as of August 26, 2009. |
|
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: |
Manhattan Beach |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Rosecrans Avenue |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
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 all cars
or most vehicles
(more than 75%) |
Registry date: |
09/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Driver license check
|
|
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: |
Monterey Park |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Pomona Blvd at Garfield Ave onramp to CA-60 |
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: |
05/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Driver's license check. Encountered only 2 however in a span of 2 years. Both on Friday nights - one around 8 to 9 PM, one around 11:30 PM. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Moreno Valley |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Throughout city, checkpoints move every 2 hrs |
Time
of day: |
Every other Friday -- PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts, residency, vehicle_safety, vehicle_equipment, warrants, 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: |
02/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Primarly racial profiling. Tactic to get unlicensed vehicles towed. Only Blacks and Hispanics asked for D.L. |
|
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: |
Murrieta |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Clinton Keith Road near West Murrieta Oaks Road
|
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
alchohol, drugs, residency |
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: |
10/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
A Friday checkpoint in Murrieta resulted in six DUI arrests, authorities said.
The grant-funded checkpoint was held from 7:15 p.m. Friday to 1:15 a.m. Saturday on Clinton Keith Road near West Murrieta Oaks Road, the Murrieta Police Department said in a news release.
A total of 1,781 vehicles drove through the checkpoint, 560 of which were screened.
In addition to the six DUI arrests, six others were arrested on suspicion of possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of marijuana or driving without a valid license, the release said. Police said 14 vehicles were impounded because the driver was arrested or did not have a valid license. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Napa |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Variable |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
Registration,
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: |
08/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Not specifying time or place but they do these every month when they aren't doing saturation patrols instead. They go after anyone who tries to turn around for an illegal U-turn. It is noticed as a single checkpoint but appears that more than one checkpoint is set up at once on opposite sides of town simultaneously. This sobriety checkpoint is often noticed in newspapers within Napa County (such as Vallejo and Calistoga papers) and not noticed in the Napa Register local paper to decrease awareness of checkpoint without strictly violating any notice requirements attendant on the police. |
|
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: |
North Hollywood |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Lankershim and Magnolia Northbound |
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: |
09/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Northbound Dui Checkpoint set up on 9/20/09 from 6pm-late. All cars stopped. Checking for Dui. About 9 LAPD vehicles on scene. |
|
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: |
Perris |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Perris Blvd. south of Ramona Expressway |
Time
of day: |
Monthly -- Fri & Sat |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, stolen_property, firearms, vehicle_safety, child_safety_seats, vehicle_equipment, destination, warrants, criminal_convictions, racial_profiling, child_support |
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: |
02/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Primary purpose is to tow vehicles for city revenue and tow yard profit. City councilman's family owns tow yard. Heavy racial profiling and vulgar disrespect to Latinos by racist Police Department. Other agencies called in to assist such as Fire Dept. and ICE. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Perris |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Intersection of Ramona Expressway and Brennan Ave |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
alchohol, residency, vehicle_equipment |
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: |
10/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
Six men were arrested and 42 cars were stored or impounded during a six-hour sobriety/driver's license checkpoint Saturday night in Perris, a Riverside County Sheriff's Department news release said.
About 1,800 cars drove through the checkpoint, which ran from 6 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at Ramona Expressway and Brennan Avenue, the news release said. It was staffed by Perris police, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, volunteers and explorers.
The cars were stored or impounded because the drivers had a suspended license or had never been issued a license. The men were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. |
|
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: |
Pomona |
Description
of roadblock location: |
2200 North White Ave. Pomona north of the 10 Fwy |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
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 vehicles |
Registry date: |
06/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| The Pomona police blocked all possible means to avoid going through this DL and sobriety checkpoint. It was located just outside the KOA Campground across from the fairgrounds. I don't know how frequent checkpoints are held here only that I felt trapped into it as it was my understanding that the law allows people to have to ability to go through a checkpoint or turn around. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Railto border with Colton |
Description
of roadblock location: |
FOOTHILL BLYD. AND EUCALPTUS AVE.
|
Time
of day: |
Anytime of Day |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, firearms, vehicle_safety, child_safety_seats, vehicle_equipment, warrants, criminal_convictions, trucker_stop, racial_profiling, audio, 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 25% to 75%
of vehicles |
Registry date: |
03/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No comments available. |
|
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: |
Redlands |
Description
of roadblock location: |
West Citrus by Redlands High School |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
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: |
07/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
No comments available. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Reseda |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Reseda Blvd near Sherman Way |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
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: |
Where:
The City of Reseda, Reseda Blvd near Sherman Way
Who:
Valley Traffic Division
Why:
The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions related to intoxicated drivers and hit and run collisions. During the past year, residents residing on the west section of the San Fernando Valley have endured over 200 collisions involving an "intoxicated driver." In addition, there have been over 1200 "Hit and Run" traffic collisions. The checkpoint will serve as a reminder to use designated drivers and not drink and drive. Our message is simple: if we catch you drunk, you will be arrested.
It is the Los Angeles Police Department's goal to continue providing public awareness on the dangers of drinking and driving, and the law concerning driving without a driver's license. Motorists approaching a checkpoint will observe traffic signs, information and police officers advising that a checkpoint is ahead. Once diverted into a lane, each motorist will be detained a few moments while an officer explains the purpose of the checkpoint.
Funding for this checkpoint comes from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. We can all help make our streets safer, please report Drunk Drivers - Call 911.
For further information contact Sergeant Robert Kirk, Valley Traffic Division, at 818-644-8000. |
|
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: |
Salinas |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Davis Road in front of SaveMart |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance, 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 25% to 75% of vehicles |
Registry date: |
06/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
Drivers are delayed up to 20 minutes, affecting nearby businesses like Applebees. Drivers are questioned about where they have been and where they are going. Roadblock personel are young and aggressive. This comment was not made by a propogandist for law enforcement which in recent months seemed to have taken to spinning their roadblocks on this registry.
Know this: over a quarter of the states have limited or banned roadblocks by finding additional protections under their state constitutions.
Pick up a sign. Go stand where the traffic is backed up. Talk to the inconvenienced drivers. Encourage them to voice their displeasure at being stopped without probable cause. Freedom
isn't free. There will always be someone ready to take it from you, always with a good excuse why you don't deserve it. |
|
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 Maria |
Description
of roadblock location: |
500 N Broadway |
Time
of day: |
Late Night |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
alchohol, residency, firearms, fireworks, destination, racial_profiling |
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: |
09/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Every weekend this one is here, and sometimes on weekdays too. They do a lot of racial profiling looking for hispanic people to hassle. I always see them lined up along the side of the road while local police search the trunk. I have seen them pulling guns and drugs out of trunks, so I guess that's what they're looking for. It's really easy to avoid if you drive down a side street. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Santa
Monica |
Description
of roadblock location: |
3rd and Pico |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, residency, firearms, vehicle_safety, child_safety_seats, fireworks, emissions, vehicle_equipment, destination, warrants, criminal_convictions, racial_profiling, activities_travel, audio, 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: |
04/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| April 2, 2010 --Last month's sobriety checkpoint by the Santa Monica Police Department at the 300 block of Pico Boulevard led to two arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol. More than 1,000 people drove through the checkpoint area on the night of March 17, and 242 were stopped in the random screening process.
Five people were cited for driving without a license. Another eight were cited for other violations. Twenty-nine people were found to have "somewhat of an objective symptom," causing police officers to require a field sobriety test. But all but the two who were arrested were allowed to go on their way following the tests.
There were 342 arrests for DUI in Santa Monica last year. The SMPD did not have available statistics from previous years to make a comparison. Last year saw a decrease in DUI-related collisions, with 36 taking place in 2009 and 48 taking place in 2008. Trisler did not immediately have information on how many of those collisions involved fatalities.
Statewide, DUI incidents are down significantly. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, there were 1,029 DUI-related fatalities in 2008 (the most recent year from which statistics are available). That is a 9.1 percent decrease from 2007 and a 20.1 percent decrease from 2005.
By Jonathan Friedman
Lookout Staff |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Santa
Monica |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Lincoln Blvd at the 10 freeway. |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
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, racial_profiling, audio, fruit |
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: |
11/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Friday, November 20. Officers conducted a drivers license, and DUI checkpoint, at Lincoln Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, in order to enforce the law, and improve safety on the roads. The results were as follows: 1,667 vehicles entered the checkpoint. 364 vehicles were checked. Six vehicles were impounded for unlicensed/suspended driver's license. Six misdemeanor citations of various kinds were issued, as were two citations for possession of marijuana as well as four traffic related citations. Apparently however, there were no DUI's. The races, ages, and genders of those booked for the above offences were not available to The Mirror at the time of going to press.
Santa Monica Mirror |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Santa
Monica |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Lincoln Blvd. (Hwy 1 ) @ Michigan ave. |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, firearms, vehicle_safety, child_safety_seats, emissions, vehicle_equipment, destination, trucker_stop |
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: |
07/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| November 17, 2009 -- You should never drink and drive, but if you plan to travel in the vicinity of Lincoln Boulevard and Michigan Avenue Friday evening, be especially sure the person behind the wheel is sober.
The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/ Drivers license check point to confirm their sobriety and drivers license status, police announced Tuesday.
It will be the first of several checkpoints to be conducted over the next twelve-month period, police said.
"Law enforcement officers are doing more to remove drunk drivers from California's streets and highways thanks to our DUI traffic safety funding," said Christopher J. Murphy, director of the California Office of Traffic Safety.
"But everyone can help make their communities safer," Murphy said. "If you see a Drunk Driver - Call 9-1-1."
Since 2005, the number of alcohol involved fatalities has been dropping, thanks to efforts like those in Santa Monia, authorities said. They encourage law enforcement and the public to continue to work toward "zero deaths."
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Santa
Monica |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Random within city limits |
Time
of day: |
Anytime |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts, vehicle_safety, child_safety_seats, vehicle_equipment |
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: |
07/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
In an effort to enforce curb accidents at crosswalks, the Police Department conducted stings at a dozen Santa Monica intersections Thursday, nabbing 120 motorists who failed to yield to pedestrians.
The stings - which consisted of plainclothes officers crossing at a crosswalk, while motorcycle officers waited in the wings - took place during a four-hour stretch that included the busy lunch hour.
The officers only cited motorists who drove through a crosswalk when a pedestrian was already crossing the street, and not simply waiting at the curb for the vehicle to stop.
The stings took place at crosswalks where there have been collisions or about which the department has received complaints.
"It's a large campaign so people will see it," said Jay Trisler, the Police Department spokesman.
The 12 intersections were:
1400 2nd. Street
Ocean Avenue and Alta Avenue
Main Street and Hollister Avenue
Main Street and Pier Avenue
4th Street and San Vicente Boulevard
16th Street and Montana Avenue
16th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard
18th Street and Wilshire Boulevard
18th Street and Ocean Park Boulevard
10th and Pico Boulevard
22nd and Pico Boulevard
31st and Pico Boulevard |
|
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: |
Torrance |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Hawthorne Boulevard at 10:30 a.m |
Time
of day: |
Anytime
of Day |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
unknown, registration, insurance, seatbelts, vehicle_safety, audio
|
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: |
02/2010 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| 41 people cited in one hour for using cellphones while driving in Torrance, police say
February 4, 2010 | 10:04 am
People in Torrance who talk on their cellphones while driving may want to rethink that idea after police there ticketed 41 drivers for allegedly talking on their cellphones over the span of an hour.
Officers from the Torrance Police Department's traffic and special events division set up an operation on Hawthorne Boulevard at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to stop drivers for talking or texting on their cellphones. The one-hour operation netted 41 violators, police said.
The operation was prompted, in part, by police officers' observations while on the road, said Sgt. Jeremiah Hart.
"We're seeing this a lot. Let's go out and do some education on this," Hart said Thursday. "We're trying to reduce distractions."
One driver also was arrested for driving without a license, he said.
The total fine for a first cellphone violation is $142, including court fees and penalty assessments.
-- Raja Abdulrahim
LA TIMES |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Union City |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Alvarado Niles Road near Decoto Rd |
Time
of day: |
Anytime
of 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
only a few vehicles (less than 25%) |
Registry date: |
12/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| I was traveling southeast on Alvarado Niles and saw a police roadblock for vehicles traveling the other direction. This was on a Sunday afternoon in the vicinity of Decoto Rd. Locals later informed me that this thoroughfare was a common DWI checkpoint location on weekends. If our government truly cared about preventing alcohol-related accidents, shouldn't all vehicles have alcohol-sensing ignition systems (that could be overridden in absolute life/death emergency)?
|
|
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. |
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Town/City/Municipality: |
Whittier |
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Description
of roadblock location: |
Whittier Blvd. & Mills Ave. |
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Time
of day: |
Late Night |
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Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
alcohol |
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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%) |
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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. |
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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. |
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