Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The grant provides funding to staff checkpoints at various times throughout the year to reduce drunk driving and apprehend drivers with suspended and/or revoked licenses.

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From out of town, a DUI checkpoint in the small town of Coachella was conducted starting on December 19, 2008.  The Desert Sun reports as follows:

DUI checkpoint snags 6 arrests, other charges for 48 drivers

The Desert Sun

Six people were arrested during a DUI checkpoint on Grapefruit Boulevard at Avenue 49 in Coachella between 7 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

They are:

Richard Guitierrez, 23, of Coachella, on suspicion of drunken driving.

Robert Packard, 19, of Anaheim, on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia and felony probation violation.

Michael Goodbeam, 32, of Fontana, on suspicion of a felony property warrant out of Orange County.

Edward Rodriguez, 42, of Palm Desert, on suspicion of felony drug possession, possession of dangerous weapons, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Francisco Romero, 30, of Coachella, on suspicion of being wanted for being a parole at large.

Jose Luis Ortiz, 46, of Coachella, on suspicion of drunken driving.

The checkpoint also cited 48 drivers on suspicion of various other charges, and 12 vehicles were towed.

Stefanie Frith