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DUI Crackdowns and the Rising Blood Alcohol Defense

This past weekend, a countywide crackdown on drunken and drug – impaired drivers resulted in 550 arrests. The California Highway Patrol’s “Maximum Enforcement Period” takes place Labor Day weekend. During this period 80 percent of CHP officers will be on the street looking to nab drunk drivers. In the coming days, extra DUI checkpoints and…

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Furnishing Alcohol to Minors

This week’s Friday story makes me think that the following cities are pretty safe when it comes to violent crime: El Segundo, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach. This is because officers spent this week in a sting operation to – wait for it – cite people for buying alcohol for minors. Seriously?! Officers enlisted minors…