| WHAT:
Operation Safe Crossing — San Diego Police will
coordinate a multi-agency enforcement operation at the San
Ysidro/Tijuana border crossing this weekend. Officers from SDPD,
National City Police Department, Chula Vista Police Department,
California Highway Patrol, Probation, State Parole, Shore
Patrol, Federal Protection Agency, Transit Police and Alcohol
Beverage Control will participate in southbound and northbound
operations. |
| WHERE: |
- Southbound
pedestrian turnstiles—San Diego Police will be
checking IDs, turning away everyone under 18 not
accompanied by a guardian, detaining those with
false identification and enforcing curfew. Youths
and other community volunteers will distribute
leaflets highlighting Mexican laws and offering
recommendations for a safe visit to Tijuana.
- Northbound
pedestrian crossing—Enforcement of alcohol and
public safety laws, arresting intoxicated
pedestrians and drivers using a zero tolerance
approach.
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| WHEN:
Friday,
March 16 and Saturday, March 17, 2001 from 9:00 p.m.
to dawn. |
| WHY:
During
Spring Break, a large number of teenagers and college students
head south of the border to party. This will mean an increase in
the number of alcohol-related problems at the border, Tijuana
and Rosarito. On any given weekend evening, more than 450 people
drive impaired on San Diego County highways after a night of
drinking in Mexico. |
| WHO: |
- Sgt.
Tony Johnson, San Diego Police Department – (619)
424-0420
Peter Miranda, Youth representative
- Sgt.
Martha Sainz, San Diego Police Department – (619)
424-0211
Billy Cooper, Youth Representative
- Jovita
Hurtado, Binational Policy Council and PIPER –
(619) 222-1714
- Alberto
Melchor, Binational Policy Council and SDYCS –
(619) 286-0516
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