DUI Checkpoints in Los Angeles This Weekend

Cinco de Mayo is a day to remember not only the Mexican defeat of the French in 1869, but has been cast as a Mexican heritage day in North America. As with most holidays, there is a much higher occurrence of driving while intoxicated than on regular weekends. As such, law enforcement tends to set [...]

LASD cracking down on illegal use of nitrous oxide, AKA “Noz”

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has begun cracking down on illegal use of nitrous oxide, the popular chemical used to propel race cars and used by dentists during oral procedures. According to authorities, the use of nitrous oxide as a recreational drug has become more and more common among teenagers. What began as something used [...]