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Residents urge stronger traffic enforcement; police say officers are ticketing and impounding reckless drivers
Summary
A Chino resident described near-miss crashes and urged the council to increase traffic enforcement; police said targeted enforcement is occurring and cited a recent example where a motorist was stopped, cited for reckless driving and had their vehicle impounded.
A resident told the Chino City Council on Feb. 4 that drivers routinely ignore stop signs and red lights, pass on the right and speed in neighborhoods, and asked the city to provide a dedicated residential traffic enforcement officer.
Donna Marchese described two near collisions in a week and said enforcement should include more sting operations for over-tinted windows, unregistered vehicles and speeding. "So can we do some enforcement here? Can we have a campaign or something? Because it's getting really bad out there," Marchese said.
Councilmembers expressed agreement with Marchese's concerns and asked staff to follow up. Police Chief Minson later told the council the department conducts targeted enforcement and gave an example: after a resident complaint the previous Friday, officers deployed to Ninth Street and observed a motorist driving at a high rate of speed and running stop signs; officers stopped the driver Monday morning, issued a citation for reckless driving and impounded the vehicle.
Chief Minson and other council members said enforcement is ongoing, that many violations go unseen by residents but are being addressed, and that impoundment and citations are among tools used to deter reckless driving.
No formal council action was recorded on the matter at the Feb. 4 meeting; councilmembers and staff encouraged residents to report recurring problem locations so enforcement can be allocated.
