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Donations and tips continue to stream in the case of San Francisco Giants’ fan Bryan Stow. As his medical bills increase donations are being sent to the family by various people. There was a fundraiser at Dodger Stadium this past Monday which brought in $60,000. Former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda attended and gave $5,000 lamenting…

Alex Trujillo had a 0.11 blood alcohol level and was also under the influence of prescription drugs when his vehicle swerved on to the sidewalk striking a woman who was riding her bike and killing her. The incident occurred in 2008 in the City of Seal Beach located in Orange County. Mr. Trujillo will be…

The Los Angeles Times reports that four Marina High School students suffered serious injuries after their vehicle collided with a parked car at 12:30 am on Sunday, June 6. The students had departed the Disneyland Hotel where the prom had taken place and collided with a parked car in Garden Grove. They were taken to…

The Orange County Sheriffs Department is investigating one of their own for suspicion of driving under the influence and crashing into a vehicle. On Monday of this week Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Allen Waters was involved in two collisions. The first incident happened in front of City Hall in Dana Point where deputies were called…

A total of 17 arrests were made for suspicion of drunk driving at two checkpoints in Orange County in the city of Garden Grove over the weekend before Christmas. Police have impounded 38 vehicles for drunk driving to include drivers who were driving without a valid license. California Vehicle Code 23152(a) [VC 23152 (a)] prohibits…

As the holidays are upon us now is a good time to consider the effects of drinking and driving and how you can avoid an arrest or causing an accident. My experience comes from 15 years of legal representation. Even though the legal limit in California and many other states is a 0.08 blood-alcohol level…

DUI checkpoints were determined to be legal by the United States Supreme Court; however, there are strict guidelines which must be followed. In California, many drivers do not know about these rules. For example, police must use a neutral mathematical formula, such as every driver, or every third, fifth, or tenth driver to determine who…

The Santa Ana Police Department(SAPD) is able to connect crimes and their perpetrators by using ballistic imaging. The equipment and training is provided by ATF, the Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosive. This system compiles ballistics images of firearm cartridges linked to crime scenes. After creating a digitalized image from a gun confiscated by SAPD that…