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DUI Checkpoint Planned in West L.A. Friday

A DUI crackdown is planned throughout Los Angeles this St. Patrick's Day weekend.

In preparation for this weekend's planned St. Patrick's Day celebrations, the Los Angeles Police Department has scheduled a series of DUI/driver's license checkpoints and saturation patrols citywide.

Friday's DUI stops include the following locations, all beginning at 8 p.m. and continuing until 2 a.m.:

  • West Los Angeles, Santa Monica Boulevard at Carmelina Avenue;
  • North Hollywood, Victory Boulevard at Bellingham Avenue;
  • Los Angeles, Florence Avenue and Broadway; and
  • Hollywood, Highland Avenue and DeLongpre Avenue.

Saturday night's checkpoints include:

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  • Los Angeles, Imperial Highway and Main Street, 6 p.m. to midnight; and
  • Sun Valley, Van Nuys Boulevard and Amboy Avenue, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Sunday night's saturation patrols will cover the following LAPD division areas:

  • Hollenbeck and Newton Divisions, 2 p.m to 10 p.m.;
  • North Hollywood Division, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.;
  • 77th Street Division, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.;
  • Hollywood Division, 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Funding for the checkpoints and saturation patrols is being provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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