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Laguna Beach Cops' Friday Night DUI Checkpoint Nets Five Arrests

More checkpoints will be coming next month.

The Laguna Beach Police Department conducted a drunk driving/driver's license checkpoint last night into early this morning (Friday-Saturday, Dec. 21-22) in the 1500 block of N. Coast Highway between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.

The results breakdown, as supplied by the LBPD:

  • 608 vehicles stopped and screened
  • 4 DUI/alcohol suspects arrested
  • 6 drivers who were cited or arrested for operating an unlicensed vehicle or while driving with a suspended or revoked license
  • 1 who was arrested on other criminal charges
  • 5 total citations issued

The LBPD plans to conduct more of these types of patrols in January, according to a press release.

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