On Saturday, December 28, 2024, Fresno and Clovis police conducted DUI checkpoints. The Fresno PD arrested 10 while the Clovis PD arrested 2. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall)
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DUI checkpoints conducted separately by Fresno and Clovis Police resulted in 12 drivers arrested for impaired driving on Saturday.
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The Fresno Police Department reported that the checkpoint at Palm and Pinedale avenues ran from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., leading to 10 DUI arrests and 21 citations for unlicensed or suspended/revoked licenses. A total of 278 vehicles were screened.
The next DUI enforcement operation will be scheduled for Wednesday, according to the Fresno PD.
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Meanwhile, the Clovis Police Department reported that its sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint on Shaw near Minnewawa resulted in two drunk drivers and five license-related violations.
The Clovis checkpoint saw three cited for driving without a license, two for suspended licenses, and four vehicles towed.
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Between 8:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., 922 vehicles passed through, with 369 drivers screened, the Clovis PD said.
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