Crime & Safety
DUI Checkpoints Scheduled Around Loma Linda, Redlands
The activities are part of the nation-wide crackdown by agencies in preparation for Labor Day weekend.
Police agenices are getting ready for Labor Day weekend by increasing patrols and planning DUI/Driver's License checkpoints around the region as part of the "Avoid the 25" campaign.
Redlands Police has scheduled two checkpoints for this weekend as part of the effort, according to a department news release.
The first will be from 10 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes of Citrus Avenue, east of Church Street. The second will be from 10 p.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of Tennessee Street south of Park Avenue.
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These will be the second and third checkpoints run by Redlands Police during this enforcement period. During the first, two people were arrested for driving under the influence and a third person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Aug. 20.
The Loma Linda Police Department and San Bernardino County Sheriff's have scheduled a checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sept. 3 along Redlands Boulevard.
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Redlands Police will also conduct a targeted DUI patrol on Aug. 29, and is planning two more checkpoints during the 18-day campaign.