Full Notification

The Ontario Police Department has recently received and will be managing (for the entire San Bernardino County) a $307,197.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. The goal of this grant is to provide enforcement efforts to keep the roadways safe for the communities of twenty-five participating law enforcement agencies. Collectively, these twenty-five participating agencies are known as the “Avoid the 25” DUI Task Force.

The grant activities will specifically target those who get behind the wheel after drinking too much or using drugs that impair driving. Officers from law enforcement agencies across the county will jointly staff DUI/Driver License Checkpoints, multi-agency DUI Task Force deployments, and local DUI saturation patrols. Additionally, funding will target the ‘worst of the worst’ repeat DUI offenders with Warrant/Probation Sweeps and Court Sting Enforcement Operations focusing on DUI offenders who leave court hearings and drive away on suspended licenses after being ordered not to drive by a judge.

Motorists can expect to see special DUI campaigns during the winter and summer holiday periods as well as on Halloween, Super Bowl Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo and during local special events with identified DUI Problems. Funding for the grant comes from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.