DUI Checkpoint Update 
Jan 20th, 2015
SUBJECT: Angels Camp PD / Sonora PD Sobriety and Driver License Checkpoint
CONTACT: Teresa Pry, Tel. (209)736-2567 / [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Angels Camp Police Department and the Sonora Police Department conducted a joint Sobriety/Driver License checkpoint on Saturday, January 17th, 2015. The checkpoint was in the 100 block of S. Main Street in the city of Angels Camp, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and midnight.
Four-hundred and one (401) vehicles were screened during this time, and two citations were issued for driving without a driver license. Additionally, one driver was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. Nathan Baird, a 27-year-old North Carolina resident was arrested and booked into the Calaveras County Jail on charges related to driving under the influence of drugs and / or alcohol.
Funding for the sobriety checkpoint is provided through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
The public is encouraged to call the Angels Camp Police Department at (209) 736-2567, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office dispatch center at (209) 754-6500, or 911 if they observe impaired drivers on the roadways.
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Address/Location
Angels Camp Police Department
200 Monte Verda St
Angels Camp, CA 95222
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 209-736-2567