The July 4th holiday is a time for many to barbeque, light fireworks, and to spend time with their family and friends. However, the July 4th holiday tends to be one of the heaviest days of the year for DUI arrests.
As a result the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) will be ramping up DUI sobriety checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols for the July 4th holiday period.
Here are the latest Los Angeles DUI sobriety checkpoints that are scheduled for this week and into the weekend. For more information, you can contact the local law enforcement agency a couple of hours before the reported time to learn the exact locations of some of the more general posts.
Wednesday 7/4
The LAPD will conduct a saturation patrol from noon to 8 p.m. in the Harbor patrol area.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will also conduct saturation patrols in the South Los Angeles patrol area, Baldwin Park patrol area, and the Alta Dena patrol area.
Thursday 7/5
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) will conduct a DUI sobriety checkpoint in Norwalk patrol area.
From 7 p.m. July 5 to 3 a.m. July 6, the LAPD will conduct a DUI sobriety checkpoint in the Olympic patrol area at Vermont Ave. and Sixth St.
Friday 7/6
From 7 p.m. July 6 to 3 a.m. July 7, the LAPD will conduct a DUI sobriety checkpoint in the Southeast patrol area at Rosecrans Ave. and Menlo Ave.
From 7 p.m. July 6 to 3 a.m. July 7, sobriety checkpoints will be operated in the Pacific patrol area at Lincoln Boulevard and Maxella Avenue.
Saturday 7/7
LAPD will operate sobriety checkpoints from 7 p.m. July 7 to 3 a.m. July 8 in the Foothill patrol area at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Paxton Street.
LAPD will operate sobriety checkpoints from 7 p.m. July 7 to 3 a.m. July 8 in the Mission patrol area, at Roscoe Boulevard and Noble Avenue.
Sunday 7/8
A DUI saturation patrol will be conducted by LAPD from noon to 8 p.m. in the Rampart patrol area.
