[Peace-discuss] Fwd:[City of Champaign News]Roadside Safety

[Morton K. Brussel]

A police state action, search without cause. Outrageous. Somehow, we  
should respond. A letter to the N-G would be first step. Champaign  
residents complain at a Champaign City Council, meeting. --mkb

On Mar 21, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Karen Medina wrote:

> Dear Peace-discuss,
>
> [The following email talks about a Champaign Police traffic  
> checkpoint that was setup on St. Patrick's Day, 2008 on the corner  
> of University Avenue and Wright Street.
>
> 500 vehicles were stopped during the 4 hours. I find the stopping  
> of vehicles without cause really creepy and the grant that paid for  
> the checkpoint an incredible waste of taxpayers' money. -karen medina]
>
> ~~ begin the official report ~~
>
> From: General News <lists at ci.champaign.il.us>
>
> Greetings from the City of Champaign's email subscription service.
>
> In September of 2007, the Champaign Police Department (CPD)  
> received a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation  
> (IDOT) to conduct a roadside safety checkpoint over the St.  
> Patrick's Day holiday.  The grant funds allowed the police  
> department to pay overtime funds to staff the roadside safety  
> checkpoint, in an effort to keep impaired drivers off of the  
> roadways.On Saturday, March 15, 2008, a roadside safety checkpoint  
> was conducted on University Avenue at Wright Street in Champaign,  
> Illinois.  Champaign Police Officers in collaboration with six (6)  
> University of Illinois police officers and an IDOT work crew  
> conducted the roadside safety checkpoint from 10 PM to 2 AM.
>
>  During the roadside safety check over 500 vehicles traveled  
> through the checkpoint.  A list of the cited violations and the  
> types of arrests are as follows:
>
>  Seat Belt / Child restraint - 6
>  Suspended/Revoked Drivers License - 3
>  Uninsured Motorists - 16
>  Other IVC Violations - 3
>  No Drivers License - 8
>  Failure to Carry DL on Person - 4
>  DUI -1
>  Illegal Transportation of Alcohol - 1
>
>  In addition to these violations, officers also arrested two (2)  
> people for outstanding warrants, and arrested another person for  
> Obstructing Justice.
>
>  Should a citizen have a "traffic concern" in the City of  
> Champaign, please go to the City of Champaign web page at  
> www.ci.champaign.il.us and click on the link to the Neighborhood  
> Traffic Concerns.
>
>
>  You may view the latest post at
> http://www.ci.champaign.il.us/departments/2008/03/19/roadside-safety/
>
> All current online City news items can be read at the following web  
> address:
> http://www.ci.champaign.il.us/departments/?cat=1   
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