During the “Avoid the 100 DUI Winter Campaign” of 2011, 2,406 arrests for DUI (driving under the influence) were made throughout Los Angeles County. This year, there will be a similar effort to crack down on drunk drivers. According to a news report in The Glendora Patch, between December 14,…
Los Angeles County law enforcement officials have announced a massive campaign to crack down on drunk driving. According to a news report in The Pasadena Star News, the “Avoid the 100 Task Force” campaign will be in effect for 17 days starting now through the Labor Day weekend. The increased…
Around every major holiday, Los Angeles law enforcement officials increase their efforts to combat drunken driving. Drivers should expect to see several DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Since Independence Day this year falls on a Wednesday, patrols will be out not only on…
DUI (driving under the influence) task force officers strategically setup checkpoints in busy areas where they suspect drunk drivers will travel. Checkpoints are not allowed on interstate highways. Therefore, roadblocks are often set up along major thoroughfares that lead to highway entrances. One way to potentially avoid a DUI trap…
Los Angeles police officials carried out an intensive effort the weekend before the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend to catch DUI (driving under the influence) drivers. According to a City News Service report, LAPD operated a checkpoint on Vermont Avenue between Pico Boulevard and 12th Street in the Pico-Union district…
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), California Highway Patrol, and several other local law enforcement agencies countywide conducted sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols for the Cinco de Mayo weekend. The “Avoid the 100” Los Angeles County DUI Task Force deployed saturation patrols countywide while CHP officials conducted similar patrols on…
A sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint over the weekend in Costa Mesa resulted in eight DUI (driving under the influence) arrests. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Costa Mesa police conducted the DUI checkpoint Saturday night through early morning Sunday at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard…
Los Angeles law enforcement officials are actively attempting to crack down on drunk driving by utilizing DUI patrols and DUI checkpoints. DUI checkpoint arrests are different from DUI arrests that result from a traffic stop in a number of ways. For example, police at checkpoints cannot prove that a person’s…
Gathering together to watch which team takes home the prestigious Vince Lombardi Trophy is a time-honored American tradition. Although this is a time for us to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday with our family members and friends, it is also usually the time when there is higher than average alcohol consumption.…
The Ventura Police Department’s Traffic Unit will conduct a DUI checkpoint Friday, January 13, 2012. According to a news report in the Ventura Edhat, the sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint will be held between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location within city limits. Officers will be contacting…