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DUI Checkpoints for Memorial Day Weekend

DUI Checkpoints for Memorial Day Weekend

If you're going out this weekend to drink, don't drive. There are several no-good, very-bad possible consequences, and one of them could be running into a DUI checkpoint or the saturation patrols that will be out in full force this Memorial Day weekend. more ›

Porn Star Jenna Jameson Hits Pole...With Her Car [UPDATED]

Porn Star Jenna Jameson Hits Pole...With Her Car [UPDATED]

Jenna Jameson was arrested this morning after driving her car into a pole [insert childish penis joke] somewhere in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, the porn superstar was taken into custody at about 1:30 a.m. on misdemeanor suspicion of DUI after cops gave her a sobriety test and decided that she seemed a little drunk. She was released at about 7:30 a.m. more ›

Silver Lexus Decides To Go For A Leisurely Swim In Backyard Pool

Silver Lexus Decides To Go For A Leisurely Swim In Backyard Pool

Today the driver of a silver Lexus rammed through the wall of a La Puente backyard and went for a dip in the pool. It sounds like the driver survived okay but he or she will charged with driving under the influence. more ›

LAPD Announces DUI Checkpoints for Cinco de Mayo

LAPD Announces DUI Checkpoints for Cinco de Mayo

It's almost May 5, and we all know what that means: an excuse to get annihilated as we remember Mexico's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862! As you celebrate the strength of the armed forces of our neighbors to the south, bear in mind that our very own protectors and defenders will also be out in full force on this special day. more ›

Rehab, Probation, Fine: Bobby Brown Pleads No Contest to DUI Charges

Rehab, Probation, Fine: Bobby Brown Pleads No Contest to DUI Charges

Bobby Brown pleaded no contest today to charges related to his March 26 DUI arrest in the valley, though the singer and ex-husband of the late Whitney Houston didn't actually show up to court himself. more ›

Driver Gets a DUI After Slamming Into Sheriff's Patrol Car on PCH (No, It Wasn't Amanda Bynes)

Driver Gets a DUI After Slamming Into Sheriff's Patrol Car on PCH (No, It Wasn't Amanda Bynes)

A 23-year-old woman pulled what we are now referring to as an "Amanda Bynes": she got a DUI after slamming into a sheriff's patrol car. Only this accident was far worse than Bynes' who merely sideswiped the patrol cruiser. more ›

His Prerogative: Bobby Brown Pleads Not Guilty to DUI-Related Charges

His Prerogative: Bobby Brown Pleads Not Guilty to DUI-Related Charges

Bobby Brown, the troubled ex-hubby of the late music superstar Whitney Houston, had a court date this morning. The singer entered a not guilty plea in response to three misdemeanor charges connected to his March 26 arrest in Van Nuys on suspicion of driving under the influence. more ›

Is Amanda Bynes a Drinker? Video Suggests Yes, Her Dad Says No

Is Amanda Bynes a Drinker? Video Suggests Yes, Her Dad Says No

"Amanda Bynes drinks ... A LOT" begins a piece published today by TMZ. They include a video they say is evidence the former teen TV star has a serious partying problem. more ›

What A Girl Wants is Another Drink: Amanda Bynes Refused at Door of Hollywood Bar the Day After Her DUI Arrest

What A Girl Wants is Another Drink: Amanda Bynes Refused at Door of Hollywood Bar the Day After Her DUI Arrest

While some may argue that what actress Amanda Bynes wants is a Lindsay Lohan-style career downward spiral and tabloid drinkity-drunkity headlines, it seems apparent that what this girl wants is another drink. more ›

DA Files Gross Vehicular Manslaughter Charge Against Drunk Driver Who Killed Young Man Working on 10 Freeway [UPDATED]

DA Files Gross Vehicular Manslaughter Charge Against Drunk Driver Who Killed Young Man Working on 10 Freeway [UPDATED]

Friday afternoon the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced they have charged a drunk driver with gross vehicular manslaughter in the death of 21-year-old Connor Penhall. more ›

What I Like About Mugshots: Amanda Bynes Busted for DUI in WeHo After Sideswiping Cop Car

What I Like About Mugshots: Amanda Bynes Busted for DUI in WeHo After Sideswiping Cop Car

What the heck is going on with actress Amanda Bynes? The 26-year-old actress was busted in the wee hours of Friday morning in West Hollywood for a suspected DUI after she sideswiped a cop car with her black BMW. more ›

Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Working on 10 Freeway

Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Working on 10 Freeway

A 21-year-old Caltrans subcontractor was at work late Wednesday night on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Baldwin Park when he was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. more ›

Boozing Bobby: Brown Charged With DUI & Driving With Suspended License

Boozing Bobby: Brown Charged With DUI & Driving With Suspended License

R&B singer Bobby Brown, who was arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of driving under the influence, was charged today with three misdemeanor counts stemming from his loaded lunchtime cruise in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. more ›

Bobby Brown Arrested This Afternoon for DUI in Reseda [UPDATED]

Bobby Brown Arrested This Afternoon for DUI in Reseda [UPDATED]

Today we bring you the shocking news that singer Bobby Brown was arrested this afternoon on suspicion of driving under the influence. It appears as though the 43-year-old had indulged in a few too many early lunch libations and/or other effecting substances. more ›

LAPD Announces This Weekend's Sobriety & License Checkpoints

LAPD Announces This Weekend's Sobriety & License Checkpoints

The Los Angeles Police Department have released details about at least three of their planned sobriety and drivers license checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols for this weekend. more ›

The 10 Most Popular Bars for St. Patrick's Day

The 10 Most Popular Bars for St. Patrick's Day

Heading out to the bar for St. Patrick's Day to throw back some whiskey, green beer, Guinness, pickelbacks—or all of the above? Consider this list of the most popular St. Patrick's Day bars in the Los Angeles area compiled by Foursquare. more ›

DUI Suspect Flees Custody, Gets Tased, Breaks Through Glass Door and Hijacks Car With Family Inside

DUI Suspect Flees Custody, Gets Tased, Breaks Through Glass Door and Hijacks Car With Family Inside

A man suspected of being pretty high fled the custody of the CHP last night. A taser couldn't stop him: he broke through the glass door of the CHP station in Altadena and ended up hijacking the car of a family that drove by. more ›

Man Uses Shovel to Break Down Daughter's Door and Brutally Attack Her

Man Uses Shovel to Break Down Daughter's Door and Brutally Attack Her

A man in San Bernardino County has been jailed for brutally attacking his daughter with a shovel. James Shovey, 48, broke down the door of his daughter's home on Wednesday night with a shovel and then threatened to kill his daughter and her baby. more ›

Driver Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Killing Cyclist in DUI Crash

Driver Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Killing Cyclist in DUI Crash

A driver who fatally struck a cyclist last year in Newport Beach has been sentenced to serve four years in prison, reports City News Service. Danae Marie Miller, now 23, pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. more ›

"Slap on the wrist" for Rodney King for 2nd DUI

"Slap on the wrist" for Rodney King for 2nd DUI

Onetime "Celebrity Rehab" participant Rodney King won't be doing any jail time for a DUI arrest last summer in Riverside County. TMZ reports the headline-maker made infamous by another encounter with the law twenty years ago has struck a plea deal that lets him avoid time behind bars, "despite the fact he has a prior DUI conviction on his record." more ›

Woman Crashes Car Into Coin-Op Laundromat, Cops Say Her Blood Alcohol Level Was Twice the Legal Limit

Woman Crashes Car Into Coin-Op Laundromat, Cops Say Her Blood Alcohol Level Was Twice the Legal Limit

A woman suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol slammed her vehicle into a coin-operated laundry business west of Downtown early Monday morning. 27-year-old Jannet Mayoralvillela was at the wheel of a black Honda Accord when she crashed into the laundromat at Venice Boulveard and Magnolia Avenue just after midnight. more ›

From the Scary Driver Files: Man With 13 DUIs Gets 6 Years in Prison

From the Scary Driver Files: Man With 13 DUIs Gets 6 Years in Prison

"13" was an unlucky number for an Orange County resident who has been sentenced to six years in prison for his decades of drunk-driving. Dennis Patrick Malavasi, 55, of Huntington Beach got a string of DUIs dating back to the 1970s (fortunately, he never hurt or injured anyone), according to the Orange County Register. more ›

Top Sheriff's Department Official Arrested for Drunk Driving

Top Sheriff's Department Official Arrested for Drunk Driving

A Sheriff's Department official was found last night passed out in her car in the middle of the Foothill Freeway with a blood alcohol level of .20, which is over twice the legal limit. City News Service reports that Natalie Salazar was discovered after police received a number of calls reporting a vehicle stopped in the middle lane of the highway. more ›

3 Bicyclists Struck By Alleged DUI Motorist Who Fled the Scene

3 Bicyclists Struck By Alleged DUI Motorist Who Fled the Scene

Three bicyclists were struck and injured by a motorist who was allegedly driving under the influence in Seal Beach Saturday morning. The driver, a 46-year-old woman from Anchorage, Alaska, initially fled the scene near Pacific Coast Highway west of Anderson Street, according to Sgt. John Scott of the Seal Beach Police Department. more ›

Super Bowl Weekend Kicks Off With DUI Checkpoints, Patrols

Super Bowl Weekend Kicks Off With DUI Checkpoints, Patrols

Are you ready for some football (and DUI checkpoints)? Football fans and those who are just along for the drinks, be smart this Sunday. According to a LAPD news release titled "LAPD vs. Drunk Driver's: Super Bowl XLVI Weekend," DUI saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints will be enforced all weekend to keep the streets safe. more ›

'Home Improvement' Child Actor Allegedly Caught Smoking Pot in His 1998 Honda

'Home Improvement' Child Actor Allegedly Caught Smoking Pot in His 1998 Honda

The actor who played the youngest child of Tim "the Toolman" Taylor on "Home Improvement," was arrested early this morning after police caught him alone smoking pot in his 1998 Honda. more ›

DUI Checkpoint To Sober Up Hollywood Boulevard This Weekend

DUI Checkpoint To Sober Up Hollywood Boulevard This Weekend

The LAPD has announced two DUI and driver's license checkpoints as well as DUI saturation patrols this weekend in Hollywood and the Wilshire area. One sobriety and driver's license checkpoint will take place on Friday, January 20, from 8pm to 2am on Saturday, January 21, at Hollywood Boulevard and Bronson Avenue. more ›

Man's DUI Hit-And-Run Sends 3-Year-Old To Hospital With Major Head Trauma

Man's DUI Hit-And-Run Sends 3-Year-Old To Hospital With Major Head Trauma

Police have arrested a Garden Grove man whose careless drinking and driving on Friday sent four people to the hospital, one being a three-year-old girl who suffered major head injuries. more ›

LAPD Announces Planned Sobriety & License Checkpoints and DUI Patrols For The Weekend

LAPD Announces Planned Sobriety & License Checkpoints and DUI Patrols For The Weekend

The Los Angeles Police Department have released details about at least three of their planned checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols for this weekend. "Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough," notes the LAPD their news release. more ›

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