We of the Southern California Immigration Coalition, for the last several months have been protesting the LA Police Department and LA Sheriffs so called dui check points where they actually confiscate poor peoples cars (for 30 days), primarily in the Mexican, Chicano and Black communities, of people who do not have drivers licenses, usually cus they are so called undocumented. Very little dui activity. We have done actions in ELA, Boyle Heights, South LA, and South West LA. We have won a partial VICTORY, see below the LAPD change of tactics starting tonight, they will allow another licensed driver to take drive the car. This was a collective effort of a real and broad based coalition of organizations and activists. This shows what the power of grassroots direct organizing and actions can do. We will be out there again this Saturday, at 6 pm at Manchester and Broadway, join us and read the LAPD press release below.
Carlos Montes Souther California Immigration Coalition www.immigrationcoalition.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 11, 2011 NR11106rf Driving-Under-the-Influence Sobriety Checkpoint Vehicle Impound Protocols Revised Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has announced revisions to the vehicle impound protocols utilized during Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI) sobriety checkpoint operations. The purpose of DUI checkpoints the Department conducts is to detect and apprehend those in the community who are driving while impaired by alcohol and/or drugs. DUI checkpoints are proven and effective public safety tools that save lives. During DUI checkpoints, officers may encounter unlicensed drivers. When these situations occur, officers will attempt to identify the registered owner of the vehicle. If the registered owner is present or is able to respond to the scene within a reasonable period of time, the vehicle will be released to the registered owner, providing he or she is a licensed driver. If the registered owner is unlicensed, the owner may authorize release of the vehicle to a licensed driver at the scene, and the unlicensed driver will be issued a citation. When the vehicle cannot be released to a licensed driver, the vehicle will be impounded. For further information, please contact the LAPD Media Relations Section at (213) 486-5910. = [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/