Petaluma police tonight will hold two DUI/license checkpoints from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The checkpoints are part of a department program to crack down on drunken drivers and those driving on suspended licenses or without a license at all. Petaluma has held several checkpoints this year and is the most active in doing so of any Sonoma County police agency.

The checkpoints’ locations aren’t being disclosed. One checkpoint will be set up at 6 p.m. and then at some point in the night it’ll be moved to a second location, Sgt. Ken Savano.

He said 12 Petaluma officers being paid overtime will staff the checkpoints. Their pay is covered by a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, he said.

Protesters who oppose police practices of impounding cars of drivers cited or arrested on license violations are expected to be at or near the checkpoints.

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