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…
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department has released a sketch of a 40- to 45 year-old Caucasian man who has been accused of a lewd act involving a child at Santa Susana Park in Simi Valley according to a news report in The Ventura County Star. Police say the man followed…
Rick Springfield, the singer of “Jessie’s Girl,” has been arrested for drunk driving this past week. According to a news report in The LA Daily News, the DUI arrest occurred on the Pacific Coast Highway near Trancas Canyon Road in Malibu the night of May 1. Officials conducted a field…
A Los Angeles police officer has been charged with driving under the influence after allegedly driving the wrong way through the Sepulveda tunnel near LAX, according to The Ventura County Star. It does not appear from the report that anyone was harmed in the incident. It also is not clear…
A 32-year-old Downey man has been convicted of performing lewd acts on a teenage girl in an Orange County water park, according to a news report in The Orange County Register. The man was convicted of rubbing up against a girl and attempting to do the same with another girl.…
A 52-year-old man from Azusa, CA, has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol after backing his SUV into a police car. According to a news report in The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the arrest occurred on West Sierra Madre Boulevard in Azusa. Officials say that after…
A 29-year-old male caregiver has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly molesting a child. According to a news report by The Los Angeles Times, officials say the incidents that involved lewd acts occurred between March of 2008 and March of 2011. The worker has been charged with 11 counts…
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…
Those convicted of sex crimes in California face harsh penalties including incarceration, fines, and mandatory registration as a sex offender in California. Under a new law, which is part of Chelsea’s Law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a lifetime of parole will be required for habitual sex offenders, those convicted…
Experience is probably one of the most important attributes, if not the most important attribute, one should look for in a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney. Before you retain the services of a criminal defense lawyer – regardless of whether you are facing a misdemeanor of felony charge – it…