DUI Checkpoints

Police are conducting Hollywood DUI checkpoints this weekend in an effort to stay on top of holiday celebrations and keep would-be drunk drivers off the roads. The checkpoints will be held at the following locations: Saturday, December 3rd: DUI/Drivers license checkpoint at Sepulveda Boulevard and Parthenia Street, North Hills, Los Angeles from 8 pm to…

A large group of police officers from different departments are banding together to hold a 17-day DUI crackdown across Los Angeles County, starting from the weekend before Christmas and continuing through New Years Weekend. The crackdown will consist of 38 separate checkpoints and 54 saturation patrols which will be dispatched in high-risk areas in an…

On Friday, April 24, the deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Santa Clarita. For now, the exact location of the checkpoint has yet to be disclosed, but it will be held from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. somewhere in the SCV. Even though the location has not…

West Hollywood will host a DUI checkpoint conducted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Saturday,  December 13th. The location is as yet undisclosed, but the checkpoint will be held from 7 p.m. Saturday night until 3 a.m. Sunday morning. During that time, deputies will screen drivers for signs of being under the influence…

A triple-digit temperature isn’t the only heat bearing down on Santa Clarita this week. Tonight, Friday, July 25th, a DUI checkpoint is scheduled to be held someplace in the city from 6 p.m., to 2 a.m. Saturday, July 26th. The exact location has not been revealed, though deputies tend to conduct their checkpoints in areas…

Last weekend, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies conducted two DUI checkpoints in the Santa Clarita Valley. As a matter of fact, I happened to drive right through one of them near Foster’s Freeze while I was driving eastbound on Soledad Canyon Road. Deputies assigned to these DUI checkpoints look for signs of impaired…

The holiday, Cinco de Mayo, or the 5th of May is celebrated by Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, and those of every background. This year, the holiday will be celebrated during this entire weekend and carry on through Monday, May 5th, 2014. Often mistaken as Mexican Independence Day, it was on May 5th, 1862 that general Ignacio Zaragoza…

St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Monday this year, and that means that a lot of holiday revelers spent the weekend prior celebrating. Drinking is synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, and law enforcement held DUI checkpoints all over the city in order to deter those who might choose to drink and drive, as well…

St. Patrick’s Day is this coming Monday! It’s celebrated on March 17th every year to commemorate the Patron Saint of Ireland and his work in spreading Christianity to the Emerald Isle, and to also celebrate and enjoy Irish culture and heritage. So what are your plans this St. Patrick’s Day weekend? If you don’t know…

Christmas is coming soon, and all through the month of December there will likely be Christmas parties and get togethers all over the city. As such, the LASD is going to be enacting DUI and driver’s license checkpoints on different dates in various areas around the city. Below is a list of the December 2013 LASD…

In an effort to combat drunk-driving accidents, and reduce DUIs via the tried-and-true method of deterrence, the Los Angeles Police Department has announced  DUI checkpoints that will take place over the weekend. On Friday, November 1st, from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am Saturday morning, LAPD officers will be conducting a checkpoint in Hollywood on Sunset…

The Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputies are planning a DUI checkpoint this coming Friday, October 11th at an undisclosed location in the Santa Clarita Valley. As per prior DUI checkpoints in Santa Clarita, this one  will last from 6:00 pm Friday evening until 2:00 am Saturday morning. When drivers pass through the checkpoint, they will be checked…

There will be a scheduled DUI checkpoint tonight, Friday September 13th in Santa Clarita, according to the SCV Sheriff’s Station. As usual, the location has yet to be disclosed, but the hours of operation are going to be between 6:00 pm on Friday, September 13 and 2:00 am on Saturday, September 14. Alerting the community to scheduled stops…