On December 17, 2021, Thermal Station deputies conducted a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint at Cesar Chavez and 4th Street within the city of Coachella, between the hours of 8:00 pm and 2:00 am.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTSheriff Chad Bianco |
Press Release: | Driving Under the Influence / Driver License Checkpoint
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Station Area: | Thermal |
Written Date: | December 18, 2021
| Time: | 2:10 A.M.
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Incident Date: | December 17, 2021
| Time: | 8:00 P.M.
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Incident Location: | Cesar Chavez Street and 4th Street, Coachella
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Reporting Officer: | Sergeant Mariano Matos III
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File Number(s): | Numerous
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Details:
DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
On December 17, 2021, Thermal Station deputies conducted a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint at Cesar Chavez and 4th Street within the city of Coachella, between the hours of 8:00 pm and 2:00 am. The checkpoint yielded the following:
- 337 cars screened.
- 5 citations for unlicensed drivers.
- 1 illegally possessed firearm arrest.
- 1 narcotic arrest.
- 4 driving under the influence arrests.
The following subjects were arrested during the Check point:
- Jose Mendez, 29 of Coachella, for DUI
- Carlos Leon, 39 of Coachella, for DUI
- Alonso Espinoza Lopez, 24 of Coachella, for DUI, possession of a concealed firearm, and possession of a non-serialized firearm
- Jose Francisco Rico Ramos, 52 of Coachella, for possession of methamphetamine
- Jose Ramon Quenteros, 27 of Indio, for DUI
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Jose Mendez | Carlos Leon |
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Alonso Espinoza Lopez | Jose Francisco Rico Ramos |
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Jose Ramon Quenteros |
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