{"id":150854,"date":"2026-01-27T01:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150854\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T01:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:38:09","slug":"1-arrested-at-east-long-beach-dui-checkpoint-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150854\/","title":{"rendered":"1 arrested at East Long Beach DUI checkpoint, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a class=\"gh-article-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/lbwatchdog.com\/tag\/dui-checkpoint\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DUI Checkpoint<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Another 5 people were cited Friday night at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Second Street.<\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/lbwatchdog.com\/author\/anthony-pignataro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anthony_Pignataro_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Pignataro\"\/><br \/>\n                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/COP-CAR_2248-2.jpg\" alt=\"1 arrested at East Long Beach DUI checkpoint, police say\"\/><br \/>\n            File photo by Brandon Richardson<\/p>\n<p>                    Become a Watchdog today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"is-body\">\n                    Sign up to get the latest from Long Beach&#8217;s independent, journalist-owned newsroom in your email.\n                <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 or sign up with \u2014<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach police say they arrested one person and cited five others at a DUI checkpoint in East Long Beach Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The checkpoint was set up at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Second Street between 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., according to the LBPD.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 1,290 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, 517 were screened, according to the Long Beach Police Department. One person was arrested for driving under the influence and five drivers were cited for operating a vehicle without a license, police said.<\/p>\n<p>DUI checkpoint locations are usually determined based on the area having a history of crashes involving impaired drivers, police added.\u00a0Friday night&#8217;s checkpoint was designed to &#8220;promote public safety, increase awareness of the dangers associated with drinking and driving, and deter impaired and unlicensed\/suspended drivers,&#8221; according to an LBPD statement.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the checkpoint is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to the LBPD.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Pignataro is an editor at Long Beach Watchdog. 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