The Claremont Police Department will be running a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location in town. Police will pull over motorists to verify valid driver licenses and to make sure nobody is driving drunk. The operation will run from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
At the last sobriety checkpoint in April, a man ditched his car and ran off on foot but was apprehended. He was driving with a suspended license and told cops he didn't want to get his car impounded again. He was arrested and the car was impounded.
Also, a group of protesters tipped off drivers approaching the checkpoint to turn around with large warning signs. A COURIER reader took exception to the idea of protesting police's efforts to keep drunk drivers off the road. Read her comments here.
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