A very well respected Newport-Mesa sports coach who lives in Costa Mesa will not be charged with DUI after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Costa Mesa after he was driving home from Los Angeles. Laurence Draluck, 48, the Newport Harbor High School girls’ soccer…
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Fox News Commentator Arrested for DUI In Los Angeles
Fox News’ own sports commentator, Josh Booty, was arrested in Los Angeles for a DUI. He was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol in the Los Angeles area. He was then transported to the station for booking. During the booking process, Booty became angry. Officers attempted to subdue him…
Lindsay Lohan Sued For DUI And Drug Possession Joy Ride in Los Angeles
A civil suit has been filed in Los Angeles by the passengers of the SUV that Lindsay Lohan drove the night she was arrested for DUI and drug possession back on July 24, 2007. The story began when Lohan’s assistant and the famous star had an argument. The assistant fled…
Long Beach Police Investigating 5 Murders in this Southern California City
A homeless encampment in the City of Long Beach was rocked this past weekend when 5 bodies were found murdered. The victims all were homeless people who lived or frequented underneath a busy freeway were shot to death. One of the major problems is that the first heavy rain of…
California Attorney General Charges 8 People in White Collar Crimes in San Bernardino
The California Attorney General filed criminal white collar crime charges against 8 people in the Southern California county of San Bernardino. The charges include theft crimes of money laundering, conspiracy, and grand theft stemming out of Redlands, California. The charges arose out of a scam that has plagued the mortgage…
City of Glendora Gets Over One Million Dollars to Stop DUI
The City of Glendora as well as other Southern California cities will receive the brunt of more then $7 million of grant money from the State to eradicate DUI. Glendora will receive over $1.5 million to add DUI checkpoints as other operations to stop driving while intoxicated in the Southland.…
Keanu Reeves Denies He Used His Car To Strike a Paparazzo In Los Angeles
Keanu Reeves took the witness stand and stated that he did not drive his 1996 Porsche into the celebrity photographer in the Los Angeles area known as Rancho Palos Verdes. The photographer is suing the famous actor as a result of what he claims are his diminished earnings as a…
Los Angeles Adds Crime Lab Positions To Process Rape Kit Evidence held by LAPD
The Los Angeles City Council has just concluded hearings on the huge back log of untested rape kits held by the LAPD as part of sexual crimes evidence that the force has collected. These public hearings were all over the local television stations as victims of sex crimes and their…
Palin Effigy Hanging From House in West Hollywood California
Palin is being hung in effigy in West Hollywood, California, but police say no crime is being committed. Complaints have been rolling in the local Sheriff’s department by citizens screaming foul play. So far, police have stated that this is an issue of 1st amendment free speech and not a…
Monrovia Man Arrested in Southern California after 5-day Crime Spree
Los Angeles County Sheriffs arrested a Monrovia man at Disneyland after his 5 day violent crime spree. The man was arrested after he traveled through 3 different counties in Southern California committing carjackings, home-invasion robberies, and an attempted murder. The man, Anthony Hislar, was arrested after law enforcement officials informed…