VCU Police Will Hold an Administrative Checkpoint This Weekend

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Virginia Commonwealth University Police will check for a variety of safety issues during an administrative checkpoint this weekend.

VCU Police will operate a checkpoint from 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, until 3 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19, along the 700 block of West Main Street. Officers will check operator licenses and vehicle registrations and review seatbelt compliance and other safety issues. Any drunken or drug-impaired drivers will be arrested.

The checkpoint is being funded through a Zero Tolerance Grant from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Vehicles will be screened by officers from the VCU Police Department, the City of Richmond Police Department, Virginia State Police and Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

A pair of checkpoints last month resulted in four DUI arrests, four arrests on criminal charges, 58 traffic summons and a number of additional safety violations.

Statistics compiled by VCU Police show a 44 percent increase in DUI arrests this year compared to last year.

Editor’s Note: A staging area will be established for media and other official observers. VCU Police Chief John Venuti is available for interviews and will arrive at the scene 15 minutes before the checkpoint begins. Reporters interested in receiving results from the checkpoint should provide contact information to police at the scene.  Results are typically compiled and released the following day.