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Iowa Roadblocks
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Town/City/Municipality: |
Between Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids |
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Description
of roadblock location: |
I-380 South |
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Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
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Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, insurance, destination, activities_travel, dogs |
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Regularity
of roadblock: |
Set up at this location on a
regular or frequent basis |
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked: |
Stopped and checked all cars
or most vehicles (more than 75%) |
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Registry date: |
05/2010 |
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information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| Relatively quick, but still a pain in the rear. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Hiawatha |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Byson Rd. |
Time
of day: |
PM Rush Hour |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
registration, alchohol, insurance,
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: |
10/2007 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| No
comments available. |
Town/City/Municipality: |
Muscatine |
Description
of roadblock location: |
Hwy
61 bypass |
Time
of day: |
Any
time |
Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
Registration,
Alcohol, Insurance, Seatbelts, Residency, Vehicle Safety, Vehicle
Equipment, Warrants, Racial Profiling |
Regularity
of roadblock: |
Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis |
Percentage
of cars stopped or checked: |
Stopped/checked
25% to 75% of vehicles |
Registry date: |
05/2003 |
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information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| These
roadblocks are during holiday weekends. Although many cars are waved
through, all motorcycles are thoroughly checked out. The roadblocks
are a co-operation between state, county and city law enforcement.
Hispanics are also given closer scrutiny. |
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Town/City/Municipality: |
Zwingle |
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Description
of roadblock location: |
Hwy
61 |
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Time
of day: |
Any
time |
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Purported
purpose of roadblock: |
Registration,
Alcohol, Insurance, Seatbelts, Residency, Vehicle Safety, Vehicle
Equipment, Warrants, Racial Profiling |
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Regularity
of roadblock: |
Set
up at this location on a regular or frequent basis |
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Percentage
of cars stopped or checked: |
Stopped/checked
25% to 75% of vehicles |
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Registry date: |
10/2009 |
| Additional
information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter: |
| There is even a warning sign on the side of the highway that there is a DRUG checkpoint ahead. |
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