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Sobriety checkpoints on Rota set this week
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Posted on Dec 04 2004
The Department of Public Safety on Rota will be conducting three sobriety checkpoints at different sites.
The first set up will be on Dec. 11, 2004, at the San Francisco Highway, Sinapalo 3, between the southern entrance to Sinapalo 2 and Coral Pit. It will last from 7pm until about 8:15pm.
The second will be setup will be on the same day at the San Francisco Highway, Teteto, from the northern end of the pavilion to the southern end of Teteto beach. It will be operational at approximately 9:15pm for 75 minutes and will be terminated at about 10:30pm.
The third will be set up at San Francisco Highway, Ugis from Saligai area to Rota Cave Museum. It will be operational at approximately 11:30pm, Dec. 11, for 75 minutes and will be terminated at about 12:45am, Dec. 12, 2004.
The checkpoints will be terminated if it begins to rain.
The vehicle stopped at the sobriety checkpoints will be determined based on traffic volume, i.e., one in every three vehicles, one in every five vehicles, and one in every 10 vehicles shall be stopped.
It will be the on-scene supervisor’s responsibility to implement changes in the systematic sequence of vehicles stopped if the traffic pattern necessitates a change.
The location of personnel briefing will be conducted at Rota DPS on Dec. 11 at 6pm. The source of illumination for these operations will be streetlights and portable floodlights.
