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Long Beach police arrested four people on suspicion of driving drunk at a checkpoint this weekend at Anaheim Street and Freeman Avenue. Results of the checkpoint, conducted between 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday, included: • 221 vehicles screened • Five field sobriety tests performed • Four DUI-alcohol suspects arrested • One warrant arrest • One driver cited for operating an unlicensed vehicle or while suspended or revoked • Four citations issued for unsafe driving • One misdemeanor citation issued The checkpoint was funded through a grant from the Califoia Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a press release said. Advertisement Let's bloc...