Singer Bobby Brown faces multiple charges after a traffic stop led to a DUI (driving under the influence) arrest. According to an MSNBC news report, Brown was arrested in Los Angeles. Officials pulled Brown over for talking on a cell phone while driving when they began to suspect he had…
A new California bill introduced by Assemblywoman Norma Torres, D-Chino, aims to make it a crime to drive with any level of marijuana in your blood or urine. According to a news report in The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, this is a controversial bill because marijuana can remain in your…
A 37-year-old Anaheim man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two boys and recording it. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, one of the alleged lewd acts occurred in Santa Ana between 2007 and 2008 and the other occurred between 2009 and 2011. Officials say the man secretly…
A 29-year-old male substitute teacher was charged with child molestation after an alleged incident with a female junior high student. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the alleged molestation incident occurred at Los Coyotes Middle School in La Mirada. The girl’s mother alleged that the man touched her…
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…
More than 30 people were arrested in a Los Angeles County undercover prostitution sting involving female officers pretending to be sex workers. According to a CBS News report, the operation was conducted from 4 a.m. March 7, 2012 till 12 a.m. March 8, 2012 in Sun Valley on Lankershim Boulevard…
Each year, the Los Angeles Police Department and other police agencies in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties step up drunk driving enforcement during the holidays. This is also true for St. Patrick’s Day, which is not an official holiday, but is certainly a day that is famous for its…
A 25-year-old man faces possession, sale, and transportation charges after Los Angeles County officials allegedly found $52,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine in his vehicle. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the man was pulled over near Canyon Country Road and the 14 Freeway. Officials claim…
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been officially charged with DUI (driving under the influence) stemming from an incident that occurred earlier in the year in Los Angeles. According to a TMZ report, Chavez Jr. was arrested in January after a routine traffic stop in Los Angeles. Officials approached his…
Cases involving fatal car accidents can be extremely complicated and often lead to life-changing penalties. Penalties in drunk driving cases can increase dramatically when an accident results in fatalities. These are charges that could result in severe punishment, such as lengthy prison time and hefty fines. A person who causes…