Crime & Safety

DUI Checkpoints In Or Around North Hollywood-Toluca Lake: May 4-7

Police will be out in force tonight looking for drunken drivers around North Hollywood-Toluca Lake.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Police and sheriff’s deputies around Los Angeles will on the lookout for inebriated drivers over the Cinco de Mayo weekend.

The Los Angeles Police Department will hold a series of checkpoints and saturation patrols across the city from Thursday through Sunday.

Over the past three years, there have been 7,048 DUI-related traffic collisions in Los Angeles, which have resulted in 60 fatalities and 2,818 injuries. The Los Angeles Police Department reminds everyone that you are planning a gathering or celebration with alcohol included, or if you are out on the town, plan ahead and designate a non-drinking sober driver. A DUI or drug-impaired arrest can costs up to $10,000 or even more, including time in jail, the loss or your driver license and high insurance rates.

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DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols:

Thursday

  • DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Olympic Boulevard at Grand Avenue from 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.
  • DUI Saturation Patrol in Central Area from 5 P.M. to 1 A.M.
  • DUI Saturation Patrol in Pacific Area from 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.

Friday

  • DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Sunset Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue – 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.
  • DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Manchester Avenue and Main Street, Los Angeles – 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.
  • DUI Saturation Patrol in Central Bureau from 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.

Saturday

  • DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Sherman Way at Independence Avenue – 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.
  • DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Roscoe Boulevard and Gloria Avenue – 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.

Sunday

  • DUI Saturation Patrol in Mission Area from 5 P.M. to 1 A.M.

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