Four DUI suspects arrested during Montebello checkpoint

MONTEBELLO >> Four suspected drunken drivers found themselves behind bars following an overnight police checkpoint in Montebello, officials said Sunday.
The checkpoint was held from 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of South Greenwood Avenue, Montebello police officials said in a written statement.
More than 2,000 cars passed through the checkpoint.
Police jailed four drivers on suspicion of DUI, and eight people on suspicion of other crimes, according to the statement.
Officers also issued 27 tickets for those driving without licenses and with suspended or revoked licenses.
Funding for the checkpoint was provided by a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, through the California Office of Traffic Safety.

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