June 2, 2015
SUBJECT: **Update** 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 Friday, May 22, 2015. The checkpoint was in the 100 block of S. Main Street in the City of Angels Camp, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m..
Five hundred fifty five (555) vehicles were screened during this time, one citation was issued for driving without a license, and one person was cited and released for a warrant. No DUI arrests were made at the checkpoint.
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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