Ohio Roadblocks

Town/City/Municipality:
Chillicothe
Description of roadblock location:
23 south bound and Three Locks Road
Time of day:
Anytime
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, stolen property, firearms, warrants, marital status, 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 25% to 75% of vehicles
Registry date:
01/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

Stated this was unconstitutional and they became more and more attack mode like. They did not care about rights and wrong acording to law. I thought I was in a nightmare in 1929 Germany.



Town/City/Municipality:
Chillicothe
Description of roadblock location:
23 Business Loop North Bride Street @Bowling Alley
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
unknown, registration, alchohol, insurance, drugs, seatbelts, stolen property, firearms, curfew, vehicle safety, child safety seats, vehicle equipment, destination, warrants, 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:
01/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

Always a roadblock here usually starts between 6-7pm. They stop every car. The roadblock lasts until 3am.



Town/City/Municipality:
North Royalton
Description of roadblock location:
Rt. 82, 1 mile east of York Rd.
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:

It seems they were only checking east bound traffic. I was going west bound.



Town/City/Municipality:
Mansfield, Richland County
Description of roadblock location:
St. Rt. 42 South, southern end or Mansfield
Time of day:
PM Rush Hour
Purported purpose of roadblock:
Registration, Alchohol, Insurance, Drugs, Seatbelts, Child Safety Seats, Warrants, Activities Travel
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:
09/2003
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

One of the officers was even cooking hotdogs and had refreshments! Who were these for I wonder? Maybe if they let you pass through that was your reward! God help America!



Town/City/Municipality:
Wooster
Description of roadblock location:
Madison Rd. North of US30
Time of day:
Anytime
Purported purpose of roadblock:
registration, alchohol, insurance, seatbelts, marital status
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:
08/2007
Additional information about this roadblock or notes on roadblock encounter:

Wooster police, OSU campus police, State Patrol and Wayne County Sheriff cooperate on these roadblocks to "educate" the public about drunk driving and to let them know "they are always on the lookout". This forced detention and reeducation reminds me of North Korea, not the US. According to the paper, during the last 8 pm-midnight roadblock, police stopped (illegally) 229 vehicles, searched (illegally) 29 of them and arrested one person for impaired driving.