Blog Posts in February, 2010
Posted on Feb 25, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Three people were arrested at a Costa Mesa checkpoint over the week on suspicion of drunk driving. Of the 318 vehicles screened at the checkpoint, three people were arrested for DUI , six vehicles ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
One of the men featured on “Deadliest Catch”, a popular reality TV show on the Discovery Channel, has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence near Seattle. Jake Harris, 24, was ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
The online agency insurance.com conducted a study to determine which group of professionals were the worst drivers, and their findings might surprise you. The profession that nabbed the number one ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
An investigation conducted by California Watch and the Investigative Reporting Program at the University of California, Berkeley, found that DUI sobriety checkpoints have caught more unlicensed ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
An Orange County man will spend the next 15 years in prison for spying for China over a 30-year period. Dongfan "Greg" Chung, a Chinese-born citizen who worked for Beoing Co., was convicted on six ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By Virginia Landry
On Saturday, December 6, 2008, the Garden Grove Police Department will be conducting four driving under the influence checkpoints from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. The first location will have officers ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Two Orange County men have been arrested after assaulting an officer with a weapon. The arrests were the end result of an incident that occurred last month in Santa Ana . The officer was off-duty but ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Planning to drink and drive? You better think twice. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, grants are being used to fund more DUI checkpoints than ever before. The California Highway ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Last month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that, effective immediately, drivers of commercial vehicles are prohibited from texting while driving. This is the latest step in a ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2010 By Virginia Landry
After driving off the road and hitting multiple objects before crashing through a storefront, a Newport Beach man has been arrested for DUI and could be charged with leaving the scene of an accident. ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2010 By Virginia Landry
If you have recently been arrested for DUI , you probably have several questions running through your mind regarding how this arrest will affect your future. The following are some of the most ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2010 By Virginia Landry
On Monday, the Costa Mesa Police Department conducted a sting operation targeting motorists and drunk drivers who continue to drive with a suspended or revoked license. The operation proved ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Despite countless media warnings about the increased DUI enforcement efforts planned for Super Bowl weekend, 42 drivers were arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence . The ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A motorcyclist from the city of Orange pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter charges last week in an Orange County court. Blaise Aaron Meadows, 21, was accused of riding his motorcycle with ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Much like driving a car while drunk, if a person operates a boat or watercraft while under the influence of drugs or alcohol they stand to be arrested and charged with boating under the influence ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A jewel theft was arrested last month on grand theft charges after attempting to steal a Burberry trench coat from a Saks Fifth Avenue Department store. Doris Payne, 79, pleaded not guilty to one ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2010 By Virginia Landry
An actor on the popular television show "Heroes" was pulled over and arrested for drunk driving last week in Los Angeles. Adrian Pasdar, who plays Nathan Petrelli on the show, was spotted driving at ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A Costa Mesa man was convicted by jury for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, an offense that could result in up to nine years in prison. Martin Kuehl, 42, was found guilty of texting while ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2010 By Virginia Landry
An Anaheim gang member was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole earlier this month for killing a man and injuring two other people nearly a decade ago. Known gang member ...
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