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All Cars To Be Searched at Concord Drive-In

West Wind Solano has upped security following the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colo. Movie-goers arriving to watch movies like The Dark Knight Rises will have to pop their trunks for a search. Will more movie theaters follow?

A line of cars waited at the entrance to the Saturday night in Concord, as a security team stopped each one and searched through trunks for any dangerous items.

The new security procedure was put in place following the at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises.

All vehicles entering the drive-in, regardless of the movie they intend to see — which could include Spiderman or Ice Age 4 — are being asked to pop their trunks for a search.

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