It was a relatively quiet New Year’s Eve for Columbus Police Department officers who set up checkpoints at key intersections in the city limits Monday night.
CPD Chief Fred Shelton said about 200 people drove through the checkpoints, which were set up near Propst Park, at the intersection of Highway 45 North and Spivey Road and on Bluecutt Road near Heritage Academy.
Police wrote about 10 tickets for misdemeanors such as drivers having no license or no proof of insurance, Shelton said. He added police made one arrest, but it was on an individual who already had warrants and not related to driving under the influence.
Police manned the checkpoints from about 8 to 11:15 p.m. before conducting bar checks and regular patrols around restaurants open late such as The Waffle House and McDonald’s.
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