Los Angeles County law enforcement will be out in full force this holiday season. According to a recent news report in The Culver City Patch, local law enforcement officials and anti-DUI task forces will conduct 32 DUI checkpoints and 202 DUI patrols between now and January 1, 2012 in Los…
Southern Californians will see a substantial increase in the amount of police enforcement on the roadways this Thanksgiving weekend. The increase in driving under the influence (DUI) patrols and sobriety checkpoints serves to discourage illegal activity and arrest motorists suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. All motorists would…
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has announced that it will conduct two sobriety checkpoints in Hollywood this weekend, which precedes Halloween, according to a City News Service report. Obviously, all law enforcement agencies, including the LAPD, are ramping up operations knowing very well that Halloween is a holiday when…
A driving while under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint is scheduled for Friday, September 23 between 6:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. in San Juan Capistrano at an undisclosed location. According to The Capistrano Dispatch, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will run the checkpoint, which is part of a…
Orange County saw a substantial increase in drunk driving arrests over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Orange County Register reported that 262 people were arrested for DUI in Orange County from September 2 through 5. This is a substantial increase from the 187 Labor Day weekend DUI arrests in…
Almost all law enforcement agencies are out in full force during the Labor Day weekend. The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is when drunk driving enforcement is at its highest and strongest. According to The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), California’s 41 countywide “Avoid DUI” task forces, as…
Apple is restricting sales of apps that locate DUI checkpoints in an effort make it more difficult for tech-savvy motorists to identify the exact locations of police sobriety checkpoints. According to USA Today, Apple’s decision comes three months after several Democratic U.S. senators asked major makers of smartphones to stop…
Two people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at an Orange County DUI checkpoint over the weekend. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the DUI checkpoint occurred at Campus Drive and Bridge Road in Irvine. In addition to the two DUI arrests, 10…
Five motorists were arrested at a Los Angeles area DUI checkpoint for driving under the influence, The Beverly Hills Courier reports. Police say the DUI checkpoint was conducted from 6 p.m. on April 14, 2011, to 2 a.m. the following day at the intersection of Newhall Ranch Road and Grandview…
With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, a handful of Californians are likely to celebrate by getting together with friends and family to enjoy a drink or two. However, drinking and driving is never a good combination. If you plan on going to a bar or friend’s house to enjoy some…