MORE ON: impoundment

Daily Report: Public Safety

Oakland joins cities that won’t impound at DUI checkpoints

January 26, 2011, 12:05 AM
Oakland is now abstaining from impounding unlicensed drivers’ cars – and from the hundreds of thousands of dollars the controversial seizures generate a year. Without fanfare, the Oakland Police Department revised its impound policy late last year so that motorists caught driving... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Salary scandal in Bell shines light on impound cash

September 10, 2010, 12:05 AM
Police are supposed to keep the streets safe. In Bell, it appears, the police department also expected officers to keep the city’s coffers filled. As part of a policy ostensibly to deter gang activity, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday that Bell patrol officers aggressively... + read more
Spotlight: Public Safety

Car seizures at DUI checkpoints prove profitable for cities, raise legal questions

February 13, 2010, 5:47 PM
Law enforcement agencies are more likely to seize cars from sober, unlicensed drivers than take drunks off the road at the state's sobriety checkpoints, investigation finds. + read more
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Spotlight: Public Safety

Reporter details how story came together

February 13, 2010, 5:46 PM
Reporter Ryan Gabrielson explains explains the process of getting to the truth of sobriety checkpoints. + read more
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