Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case Missouri v. McNeely (U.S. Supreme Court No. 11-1425), holding that the natural metabolization of alcohol in the bloodstream does not present a per se exigency (meaning emergency) that justifies an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement for nonconsensual blood testing in all …
Chico, California. The Chico Police Department, Butte County Sheriff, Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), and other law enforcement agencies are gearing up for unruly crowds that have been known to descend on downtown and south of campus neighborhoods for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, according to Chico Enterprise Record. The glass ban and open container codes will …
According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports, in a crackdown of drunk drivers, law enforcement agencies in Butte County arrested 67 drivers in the last 17 days. The arrests were from Dec. 14 to Dec. 30, throughout the county. In a similar campaign in 2011, 76 DUI arrests were made over the same period, according …
CHICO, CA – Low blood alcohol DUI cases lend themselves to plea deals. You had a couple drinks with dinner. On the way home you are pulled over by the police because you were speeding or failed to completely stop at a stop sign. The officer smells beer, wine or liquor. You admit drinking. You …
Chico Enterprise Record Staff Writer Katy Sweeny documents arrests made over Labor Day Weekend in Butte County in her piece entitled Dozens of Arrests Made Over Labor Day Weekend. DUI and Public Intoxication pursuant to Penal Code section 647(f) are par for the course on the Sacramento River every year during the Labor Day Weekend …
OROVILLE, CA – A unanimous jury of Butte County citizens, following a two day DUI jury trial, acquitted a California State University Chico student on all charges. Evidence included testimony by the arresting California Highway Patrol CHP Chico officer that the defendant, around 10 p.m. in the middle of May, drove several blocks with the …
According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports dated July 8, 2012, Paradise Police arrested 15 people at a DUI checkpoint through the course of Friday night in Butte County, California. Only two motorists were arrested under suspicion of drunk driving, said Lt. Steve Rowe. Two were arrested on drug related felony charges and another 10 …
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It’s time again. Holidays typically bring about increased focus on driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement. And checkpoints. And saturation patrols. Chico Enterpise Record (or Chico ER) and Oroville Mercury News had stories earlier today. According to Staff Reports, California AAA will again be offering its “tipsy tow” service for drinking drivers on the Fourth …
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According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports dated June 21, 2012, a four-day campaign to educate people on the risks of boating under the influence of alcohol and drugs (BUI or the DUI of Boating) begins today at Lake Oroville. The BUI campaign is called 2012 Operation Dry Water and is going on nationwide through …
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(Chico Enterprise Record, Staff Reports, May 25, 2012) AAA of Northern California will be offering its “tipsy tow” service for drinking drivers on Memorial Day. From 6 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, both AAA members and nonmembers can call 1-800-222-4357 for a free tow of up to 10 miles. Service is restricted to a …
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