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Crime and public safety, March 19

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UPLAND

DUI checkpoint planned today

The Upland Police Department from 6 tonight to 1:15 a.m. Saturday will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint.

The checkpoint will be at an undisclosed location in the city, according to a police news release.

The checkpoint is funded by a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com

SAN DIMAS

Take-over robbery at check cashing business

A gun-wielding man on Wednesday walked into a check-cashing business and emptied the cash registers.

The robbery occurred just before 1 p.m. at Check Into Cash Advance Payday Loan at 865. W. Arrow Highway, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Joseph McDonald said.

The robber ordered everyone to the floor, emptied out the cash registers and fled in an unknown direction, McDonald said.

Witnesses described the robber as a white man in his 20s, McDonald said.

Deputies are reviewing surveillance footage in hopes of identifying the man, McDonald said.

citydesk@inlandnewspapers.com

FONTANA

DUI saturation patrols net arrests

Police saturation patrols on Wednesday resulted in arrests throughout the Inland Empire.

Fontana police officers conducted a patrol Wednesday in the city, according to a news release.

Police stopped 17 vehicles and conducted one field sobriety check.

One person was arrested for driving under the influence and another was arrested for an outstanding warrant, according to the news release.

During the patrol, two citations were given and two vehicles were impounded as well.

Montclair police officers also conducted a saturation operation on St
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