Friday's sobriety checkpoints
Carson. Deputies will conduct sobriety and driver's license checkpoints from 7 p.m. tonight to 3 a.m. Saturday on Alameda Street north of Sepulveda Boulevard and on Avalon Boulevard north of Carson Street.
Gardena. Police will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint from 7:30 p.m. tonight to 4 a.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes of Redondo Beach Boulevard at La Salle Avenue.
Why publicize checkpoints?
The California Supreme Court used to require police agencies to publicize sobriety checkpoints before they could conduct them. It was called "advance publicity." The Daily Breeze ran the notices for free as a public service.
A number of years ago, the court reversed itself on that requirement. Police officers, however, continue to ask us to publicize their checkpoints. They believe the information serves as a deterrent for drunken driving, and they use the reports to show judges that the information was published and drivers should have known better.
Gardena. Police will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint from 7:30 p.m. tonight to 4 a.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes of Redondo Beach Boulevard at La Salle Avenue.
Why publicize checkpoints?
The California Supreme Court used to require police agencies to publicize sobriety checkpoints before they could conduct them. It was called "advance publicity." The Daily Breeze ran the notices for free as a public service.
A number of years ago, the court reversed itself on that requirement. Police officers, however, continue to ask us to publicize their checkpoints. They believe the information serves as a deterrent for drunken driving, and they use the reports to show judges that the information was published and drivers should have known better.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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