Blog Posts in January, 2010
Posted on Jan 29, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Police officers in Fullerton successfully apprehended a man suspected of burglarizing vehicles in an east Fullerton neighborhood. Officers were called to an apartment complex after receiving calls ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2010 By Virginia Landry
The following statistics and information are based on the most recent data from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which is based off the year 2007: General Overview Per 100,000 licensed ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2010 By Virginia Landry
According to KABC-TV Los Angeles, a San Clemente man who pleaded guilty to several white collar crime charges was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison. John Anthony Miller, 52, was accused ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2010 By Virginia Landry
After a DUI arrest there are several things you can do to protect your rights and increase the strength of your defense case. Some of the steps you absolutely should take following an Orange County ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2010 By Virginia Landry
When arrested for driving under the influence , the first thing that often pops into many people's minds is, What are the penalties that I'm facing? Will I go to jail? Will I lose my driver's license? ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 By Virginia Landry
There is much confusion as to whether or not a driver should submit to a chemical test when suspected of DUI. On the one hand, if a driver submits to a chemical test a fails, those test results can be ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Underage DUI is a term applied to when a minor (a person under the age of 21) is arrested and charged with driving under the influence . California has a strict zero tolerance policy that clearly ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Six drivers were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence at a checkpoint in Newport Beach . Two additional arrests were made, but they were not related to DUI. The ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Allison Ross, a former radio and television news anchor, was arrested on suspicion of DUI last week. On January 10, Ross was arrested, taken into custody and booked into Las Colinas jail, where the ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A Fullerton man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for murdering his 4-year-old son in an effort to avoid paying child support. Gideon Walter Omondi, 38, was found guilty of first-degree ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2010 By Virginia Landry
When charged with DUI or any other crime, it is important to understand the difference between pleading "not guilty," "guilty" and "no contest." Not Guilty : When a person pleads not guilty to the ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2010 By Virginia Landry
After accepting a probation deal, MTV's "The Hills" star Stephanie Pratt will avoid going to jail for her October DUI arrest. Pratt was arrested last October in Hollywood, California and charged with ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Last month, California Assemblymember Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) introduced a bill that would permit judges to permanently revoke the driver's licenses of people who have more than three DUI convictions ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A Huntington Beach man faces multiple charges, including felony DUI , after crashing his car into a tree, killing his 22-year-old passenger. Around 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Vicente Ramirez-Garcia, ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2010 By Virginia Landry
When Don Ninow was arrested for DUI in Huntington Beach , he never thought his mistake would have an impact on his beloved dogs. After rear-ending the car in front of him at a red light, the ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A set of new vehicle laws took effect this month, affecting motorists across the state. Some of the new laws include: The cost to renew or get a new driver's license increased from $28 to $31 Cities ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Police have long used DUI checkpoints as a way to catch people driving under the influence . In the past, checkpoints were never announced, as the point was to catch unsuspecting drunk drivers. ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Yesterday we reported that Orange County saw an increase in DUI arrests on New Year's Eve. Today, we report that DUI arrests were up in San Diego County as well. In San Diego County, the California ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Orange County saw an increase in DUI arrests over New Year's Eve. According to CHP officer Denise Quesada, 69 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence in areas patrolled by the CHIP from ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A woman initially pulled over for a hit & run faces additional charges for stealing an ambulance. The incident took place last month when the woman was arrested for a hit & run crash. She was ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2010 By Virginia Landry
A retired Orange County judge says California should legalize and regulate marijuana once and for all. Judge Jim Gray, a Libertarian, does not smoke, but has longed believed that the state should stop ...
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