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The Ontario Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, July 8, 2016, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00p.m. to 2:00a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.

Every year Americans head out on our nation’s highways to celebrate the Fourth of July at picnics, parties, parades and more. Unfortunately for many, the celebration frequently includes drinking alcohol, which too often leads to drunk driving on one of the most heavily traveled holidays of the year.

Officers from the Ontario Police Department’s DUI Enforcement Team will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Friday, July 1, 2016 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and / or arrest.

The Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion®, powered by the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau, has announced early vehicle registration is now open but limited to the first 1,800 approved vehicles and motorcycles from 1900 – 1975. Vehicle pre-registration fees are only $50 per vehicle if made on or before July 31, then the price increases to $60 per vehicle from August 1 – August 31. For complete rules and regulations plus the vehicle entry form visit … Read More

In May 2007, the Ontario City Council enacted an ordinance which reaffirmed existing Ontario Municipal Codes prohibiting fireworks and declared fireworks within the City of Ontario a nuisance, carrying a $1,000 fine. This fine is in addition to any other civil penalty, criminal prosecution or fine. Ontario revised the ordinance in October 2015 to include: 

The Ontario Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, June 24, 2016, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.