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LAPD Conducting Multiple DUI Checkpoints This Weekend
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Okay party people, the Los Angeles Police Department are about to get really serious about safe and sober driving, so if you have some holiday merriment in your planner for Friday and Saturday night, know now that you'd best also plan to have a designated driver, a cab ride, or a public transit trip. The LAPD will be conducting multiple Sobriety Checkpoints throughout the city. Here's where and when you can expect to encounter the checkpoints:FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17TH
- Central Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Florence Avenue and Wadsworth Avenue in Newton Area
- South Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. at Manchester Avenue and Figueroa Street in Southeast Area
- Valley Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. at Reseda Boulevard and Gault Street in West Valley Area
- West Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 7:30 p.m. - 2:30 a.m. at Highland Avenue at De Longpre Avenue in Hollywood Area
- Emergency Operations Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive in Northeast Area
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18TH
- Central Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Olympic Boulevard and Blaine Street in Rampart Area
- Valley Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. at Lankershim Boulevard and Erwin Street in North Hollywood Area
- West Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 7:30 p.m. - 2:30 a.m. at Vermont Avenue and 12th Street in Olympic Area
- Emergency Operations Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Roscoe Boulevard and Haskell Avenue in West Valley Area.
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