Word passed on to me is that the Fountain Valley Police Department is going to announce a DUI checkpoint on July 4^th, but their press department is silent so far today (July 3^rd).  Cypress has announced a DUI checkpoint (see below).  The Orange County Register had an article about the roving patrols for the July 4^th long weekend, which stated as follows:  “Several cities throughout the county are participating in state-funded roving DUI saturation patrols through the holiday weekend.  Sgt. Rick Martinez of the Anaheim Police Dept. said Anaheim, Brea, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Orange, Placentia and Seal Beach are participating in the "Avoid the 28" campaign, where units will be driving the streets looking solely for drunken drivers.  Sgt. Dan Adams of the Orange Police Dept. said two officers will be patrolling on Saturday as part of the program.  "It's not concentrated on one area," Martinez said of the roving patrols. "They can hit anywhere in the city and you have a higher visibility."  In Cypress, a sobriety checkpoint has been scheduled for Saturday at the intersection of Valley View Street and Phyllis Drive.  According to program's website, www.californiaavoid.org, three drunken drivers were arrested in 2007 as a result of the program. 

      (See http://www.ocregister.com/articles/orange-program-anaheim-2083743-patrols-drivers for more, and if you need a DUI lawyer in Orange County, visit me at http://www.orangecountyduilawyer.com).

            The Riverside Press-Enterprise had an interesting story about immigration checkpoints, with the following quote… “The federal government doles out special grants to help police fund nighttime DUI checkpoints. But in recent years, some law enforcement agencies say they have staged daytime checkpoints to target the maximum number of people driving without a valid license. Police say these drivers are more likely to cause a fatal crash.”.  Interesting.  So now police are saying that people driving without a license are more likely to cause a fatality than someone driving drunk?  If you need an Orange County Dui Lawyer, contact me through http://www.orangecountyduilawyer.com.

The Costa Mesa police ran a sobriety checkpoint Thursday at Santa Ana Avenue and 18th Street, citing two drivers and impounding two vehicles.

One driver was cited for driving on a suspended license. The other was cited for having vehicle registration that had expired more than six months ago.

During the process, 469 vehicles passed through and 410 drivers were screened. Twelve drivers were investigated for driving under the influence, but no arrests were made.

The Costa Mesa Police Department will join forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to conduct another checkpoint Aug. 15 at Wilson Street and Pomona Avenue. Patrolling officers will be set up on surrounding streets to stop impaired drivers from avoiding the sobriety screening.

The California Office of Traffic Safety funds the program through a grant as part of a national enforcement campaign.

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A DUI checkpoint was announced by the Costa Mesa Police Department for June 26, 2008, at the bottom of the press release announcing the results of the June 13, 2008, DUI checkpoint.  More details, including locations and times, when they are announced.  (Source - http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/docs/pdpress/2008-06-13-DUI-report.pdf).

If you need an Orange County DUI Lawyer, please contact an attorney at 714-568-1560.

The Traffic Division of the Newport Beach Police Department has announced that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, June 20, 2008.  The location of the checkpoint will be northbound Superior Avenue between Hospital Road and Placentia Avenue.  The approximate hours of operation will be from 9:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m.

The checkpoint location was selected based upon its proximity to bars and restaurants and provides a high degree of visibility to the motoring public. Site determination was also based upon roadway configuration, sight distances, traffic volume, lighting, and motorist safety. A primary consideration was also officer safety.

The checkpoint will be clearly marked and vehicles will be selected to move through the check lanes on a pre-set basis to ensure objectivity and timeliness.  Motorists will be greeted and given an information brochure on "Driving under the influence", prepared by the Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Division.  Source - http://www.nbpd.org/civica/press/display.asp?layout=1&Entry=203.

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The Costa Mesa Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint on June 13, 2008, at 19th Street and Pomona Avenue. The results?  Once again, not one arrest for DUI.  During the hours of operation, 868 vehicles drove through the checkpoint, 377 were stopped, and 22 drivers were screened. Police conducted 12 DUI investigations with no arrests for driving under the influence.

Police will conduct another checkpoint on June 26, 2008. (Source - http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/docs/pdpress/2008-06-13-DUI-report.pdf).
 

If you need an Orange County DUI Lawyer, please contact an attorney at 714-568-1560.

Police say the wife of rapper Snoop Dogg has been arrested in Fullerton for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.  Lt. Craig Brower says officers stopped 32-year-old Shante Broadus of Sherman Oaks at about 12:15 a.m. Saturday and took her to jail. She was cited for a misdemeanor DUI and then released pending a court appearance.  Brower said nobody else was in the car but he didn't have any other details.  Broadus and Snoop Dogg - whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr. - were married in 1997 and have three children.

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Costa Mesa police, in collaboration with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Friday June 13th at 19th Street and Pomona Avenue, police said.

The checkpoint comes one week after another separate checkpoint on 19th Street and Pomona Avenue on June 6th.

During that checkpoint, police screened nearly 430 of the more than 1,000 cars passing through, said Sgt. Robert Sharpnack. Costa Mesa officers conducted 27 DUI investigations but made no arrests, officials said.

Ten cars were impounded, and 10 citations were issued for people driving with suspended or no licenses, Sharpnack said.

The checkpoints are funded through California Office of Traffic Safety grants handed down throughout the state to remind the public to not drink and drive.

Police will have officers patrolling nearby streets during Friday'scheckpoint to stop impaired drivers from avoiding the checkpoint,

Sharpnack said. If you need an Orange County DUI Lawyer, call (714) 568-1560.