975 Arrests in 8 Days in #LACounty. More to Come Because So Many Drivers Refuse to #DriveSober
Avoid the 100 Los Angeles County DUI Campaign
SUMMER/LABOR DAY AVOID DUI CAMPAIGN – SATURDAY UPDATE 6
The Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 100 DUI deployments overnight in Los Angeles County.
From 12:01 AM Friday August 16, 2013 through midnight Friday, August 23, 2013 officers representing 100 county law enforcement agencies have arrested 975 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2012, 888 DUI arrests occurred during the same eight day time period. (**NOTE: These numbers are only provisional with some agencies yet to report**)
DUI arrest data collection will continue through midnight Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2013. Avoid programs, named for the number of police agencies in each county, will conduct multiple/DUI driver’s license checkpoints, multi-agency DUI task force operations and DUI patrols region wide during 18-day Summer/Labor Day Campaign (see below enforcement schedule).
Police, Sheriff and the CHP encourage all motorists to help make your community safer: Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911. Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Enforcement Schedule
Saturday, August 24
DUI Checkpoint – Avoid the 100 (East) in City of Arcadia (Participating agencies: Arcadia, West Covina, Baldwin Park School Police, El Monte, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, CHP, LAPD)
DUI Checkpoint – El Monte
DUI Checkpoint – Norwalk
DUI Checkpoint – South Pasadena
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DUI Checkpoint – CHP West L.A.
DUI Checkpoint – LASD – San Dimas
CUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Southwest Area
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Topanga Area
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – Long Beach
DUI Patrol – Pomona
Sunday, August 25
DUI Checkpoint – Claremont
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – Long Beach
Wednesday, August 28
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – LAPD Hollywood Area
Thursday, August 29
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD Southeast Area
DUI Checkpoint – LASD Bellflower
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
Friday, August 30
DUI Checkpoint – Inglewood
DUI Checkpoint – Pasadena
DUI Checkpoint – Redondo Beach
DUI Checkpoint – Vernon
DUI Checkpoint – CHP East Los Angeles
DUI Checkpoint – CHP Santa Fe Springs
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - West Valley Area
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - 77th Street Area
DUI Checkpoint – LASD Malibu
DUI Checkpoint – LASD Norwalk
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (East) Glendora, Azusa, Irwindale, Covina, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (East) Arcadia, West Covina, Baldwin Park School Police, El Monte, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, and CHP
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – Pomona
DUI Patrol – San Gabriel
DUI Patrol – Whittier
Saturday, August 31
DUI Checkpoint – El Monte
DUI Checkpoint – Long Beach
DUI Checkpoint – San Gabriel
DUI Checkpoint – Torrance
DUI Checkpoint – CHP Antelope Valley
DUI Checkpoint – CHP Altadena
DUI Checkpoint – CHP East L.A.
DUI Checkpoint – CHP Santa Fe Springs
DUI Checkpoint – CHP South L.A.
DUI Checkpoint – CHP West Los Angeles
DUI Checkpoint – CHP West Valley
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DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Rampart Area
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Northeast Area
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Devonshire
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – Pomona
DUI Patrol – Whittier
DUI Patrol – CHP Santa Fe Springs
DUI Patrol – LAPD - 77th Street Area
Sunday, September 1
DUI Checkpoint – CHP West Los Angeles
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – Pomona
DUI Patrol – LAPD Southeast Area
Monday, September 2
MEP (Maximum Enforcement Period) – CHP Southern Division
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
Media Notes
: Reporters are invited to ride along with law enforcement or may join Task Force & checkpoint operations in your region throughout the Campaign by contacting one of the PIOs listed. This schedule is subject to change and all DUI Activity may not be listed at the time of print but will be updated daily on the website: www.californiaavoiod.org
Funding for the "Avoid" program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
PIO CONTACTS:
Sr. CSO Wendy Brewer
, Glendora Police Dept., (626)852-4826
Inv. Victor Gomez
, Gardena Police Dept., (310) 925-0111
Dep. Daniel Dail,
LA County Sheriff’s Dept. (323)890-5400
Off. Don Inman
, LAPD, (213) 486-0703
Off. Vincente Ramirez
, CHP, (818) 240-8200
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