The Santa Ana Police Department will conduct a DUI/driver license checkpoint from 7:30 p.m., to 1 a.m., tonight through Saturday, near 2000 E. 17th St., according to the O.C. Register.
The City of Santa Ana uses these checkpoints to take cars away from immigrants. Warn your friends to stay away from this area tonight!
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
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Are the police acting illegally when conducting these DUI checkpoints?
Giant Booger,
There was a court decision that cops cannot take away cars from immigrants at these checkpoints, but the SAPD does so anyway.
I’m trying to imagine what law could be being broken by the police setting up a checkpoint? I’m surprised they are publicizing it in advance. Maybe that’s it, because hotshot lawyers get courts to do things like requiring posting in advance or the Miranda Rights everyone is talking about revisiting. Heck if they can do that they ought to be able to make busting somebody for doing something wrong illegal also.