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A 51-year-old Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teacher pleaded guilty to charges of child molestation. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the teacher admitted to having a relationship with a 14-year-old between June and September of 2005. When questioned about the relationship on July 10, 2012, he led police on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed his pickup truck into a tree. He faced three counts of committing a lewd act on a child, two counts of oral copulation, one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object, and one count of evading an officer.… Read More
A 67-year-old Torrance doctor faces years of incarceration after three patients have accused him of inappropriate touching. According to The Daily Breeze, the podiatrist who works at the West Torrance Foot and Ankle Group on Lomita Boulevard, will continue to practice until his December 13, 2012 court date. Prosecutors have filed three counts of sexual battery by fraud against him. He faces fraud charges for allegedly touching patients on parts of their body that was not part of a legitimate medical exam. The doctor, who already faces accusations of molestation from his own daughter, allegedly touched patients inappropriately in three… Read More
Proposition 35 passed on November 6 with 81 percent of the vote, but a federal judge has temporarily blocked its implementation. According to an ESR Check news report, a U.S. District Judge in San Francisco has blocked the proposition because of a civil lawsuit that has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and two registered offenders. If the temporary block is lifted, approximately 73,000 registered sex offenders in California will have to provide their online screen names and Internet service providers to law enforcement officers. The civil lawsuit claims that Prop 35 violates… Read More
A field sobriety test is one of many tools that officers use in Los Angeles to determine if a driver is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Drivers commonly assume that they are required by law to participate in these motor skills tests, but field sobriety tests are voluntary. You have the right to decline. If, however, you have already consented to a field sobriety test, you should contact a skilled Los Angeles DUI defense lawyer right away. During a traffic stop, an officer will try to detect the smell of alcohol. Empty bottles, slurred speech, or unusual behavior… Read More
Increased driving under the influence (DUI) patrols in Orange County over Thanksgiving week resulted in more DUI arrests this year compared to 2011. According to a KTLA news report, between November 21 at 6 p.m. and November 24 at 6 a.m., there were 44 DUI arrests in Orange County. That number reflects a 16 percent increase from the 37 DUI arrests that occurred in Orange County during the same period in 2011. Statewide, however, arrests decreased from 903 in the year 2011 to 840 this year. Officials also say that there were no reported traffic fatalities over the holiday in… Read More
For the eighth year in a row, Los Angeles County has been awarded a substantial grant to implement more driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoints. According to an EGP News report, Los Angeles County’s DUI task force has been awarded $450,000 to fight drunk driving through September of 2013. The grant will allow law enforcement officers to conduct DUI saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints throughout the county. The city of Montebello has not conducted a DUI checkpoint for a while, but officials have applied for support to begin cracking down on drunk driving. Bell Gardens has not had a checkpoint… Read More
Law enforcement officers are searching for a man who they believe sexually assaulted a mentally disabled woman in the back of a Metro bus in broad daylight. According to a CBS2 news report, the alleged sexual assault occurred after the 18-year-old woman boarded the bus at Jefferson and La Cienega boulevards in Baldwin Hills. Officials believe the man followed the woman to the back of the bus and started sexually assaulting her. The only other passenger in the bus notified the driver who got on the intercom and pulled over. The suspect left the bus at Slauson Avenue and Sepulveda… Read More
A 21-year-old Irvine Valley College student has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in a school parking lot. According to The Orange County Register, the alleged assault occurred at Irvine Valley College in Irvine. Officials say the two were talking when the man allegedly forced the woman into his vehicle. After escaping, she described him to the authorities. They arrested the 21-year-old man because he had previously been stopped, but not arrested, for other incidents involving inappropriate touching, the report states.
Bobby Brown, the late Whitney Houston’s ex-husband, has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) for the second time in six months. According to a report by The Los Angeles Times, the arrest occurred near Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue in Tarzana. Officials claim that they smelled alcohol after pulling him over. It is not clear if Brown took a Breathalyzer test, but he was booked for drunk driving before being released. Brown was previously arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in March near Victory Boulevard and Wilbur Avenue in the San Fernando Valley. Individuals who have… Read More
A sobriety checkpoint is when law enforcement officers block off a roadway to search for impaired drivers. In Los Angeles, it is common to see checkpoints on busy roadways near popular bars and restaurants where alcohol is served. For example, there were recent driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoints at the intersections of Hollywood Boulevard and Ivar Avenue; South La Cienega Boulevard and West Manchester Boulevard; and at Ventura Boulevard and Rubio Avenue. You can be sure that local law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles County will man a number of sobriety checkpoints this Halloween as well. It is common… Read More
