VCU Police Set Two Checkpoints this weekend

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

VCU Police will operate a checkpoint from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, along the 800 block of West Franklin Street. A second checkpoint will take place from 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, until 3 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, 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 checkpoints are being funded through a Virginia Highway Safety 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.

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Editor’s Note: A staging area will be established at both checkpoints for media and other official observers. VCU Police Chief John Venuti is coordinator for these checkpoints and will be available for interviews while they are being conducted.