Six DUI Checkpoints Planned Across Los Angeles
- Los Angeles police said April 27 they will run six DUI checkpoints and four saturation patrols across the city from April 28 through May 2. - The six checkpoints are set for Florence and Main, Van Nuys and Vanowen, Laurel Canyon and Riverside, Manchester and Hoover, Tampa and Plummer, Venice and Culver. - LAPD said checkpoint sites are picked from impaired-driving crash and arrest data. (lapdonline.org)
The Los Angeles Police Department said it will run six DUI checkpoints and four saturation patrols across the city from Tuesday, April 28, through Saturday, May 2. (lapdonline.org) The enforcement starts Tuesday with a saturation patrol in Mission Division from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. On Wednesday, April 29, the department plans saturation patrols in Hollenbeck Division and 77th/Southeast Division from 4 p.m. to midnight. (lapdonline.org) Three checkpoints are scheduled for Thursday, April 30, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Florence Avenue and Main Street, Van Nuys Boulevard and Vanowen Street, and Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Riverside Drive. A fourth checkpoint is planned Friday, May 1, at Manchester Boulevard and Hoover Avenue during the same hours. (lapdonline.org) Two more checkpoints are set for Saturday, May 2, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Tampa Avenue and Plummer Street, and Venice Boulevard and Culver Boulevard. LAPD said the locations can change or be canceled. (lapdonline.org) LAPD said it chooses checkpoint locations using data on impaired-driving crashes and arrests. The department said the checkpoints are meant to remove suspected impaired drivers and warn others before they drive. (lapdonline.org) The department said impaired driving is not limited to alcohol. It said prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and marijuana can also lead to a DUI arrest if they affect driving. (lapdonline.org) Drivers stopped at checkpoints can also be checked for valid licenses, according to prior LAPD checkpoint notices and Patch’s earlier April 2026 report on a similar citywide operation. LAPD said a first-time DUI conviction carries average fines and penalties of about $13,500 plus a suspended license. (patch.com) (lapdonline.org) The latest operation follows another week of checkpoint and patrol announcements earlier in April, showing LAPD has been running repeated citywide DUI enforcement campaigns this month. This week’s program is funded by a California Office of Traffic Safety grant through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, LAPD said. (lapdonline.org 1) (lapdonline.org 2) For Los Angeles drivers, the practical takeaway is simple: the checkpoints are spread from South Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley and the Westside, and they start before the late-night bar rush. (lapdonline.org)
