Denny Jenner said it probably happened between 11p.m. and midnight. Someone must have come along and grabbed them. They're probably up in someone's bedroom now. He said despite theft of the warning signs, people entering the checkpoint knew what they were getting into. There were other flashing lights and an automatic sign board that, according to Jenner, served as a better warning than did the signs.
Police have no leads.
The department will get new signs. Jenner said the main purpose of the checkpoints is not necessarily to catch drunken drivers, but to deter them from doing it in the first place. Officers explain to each driver as they pass through that they are testing for alcohol, and ask to see licenses. Another officer typically checks in the backseat with a flashlight. Most stops last just long enough for drivers to put out licenses and officers to look them over.