Sobriety Checkpoint To Be Held At Lakewood-Cleveland Border

CLEVELAND — Cleveland police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Monday night near the Cleveland-Lakewood border. The checkpoint will run from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Police will be stationed in the area of W. 117th and Clifton Avenue on Monday night.

Police departments in Ohio are required by law to announce sobriety checkpoints and their locations prior to the operation. If law enforcement did not announce the checkpoints, residents could argue their Fourth Amendment rights had been violated.

Sobriety checkpoints are meant to serve as a deterrent to drunken driving as much as a means of catching impaired drivers. Announcing checkpoints allows police to send a strong message — don't drink and drive, we'll be out there looking for you.

Residents who are planning to drink, should:

• designate a driver
• call a cab
• stay at your home or a hotel
• call a friend or family member