Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Suspected Drunken Driver on Baldwin Avenue
The arrest took place on Feb. 22.
Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.
Friday, Feb. 22, 2013
On Feb. 22 at 4 p.m., a Sierra Madre police officer initiated a traffic stop for an equipment violation on Baldwin Avenue at Orange Grove Avenue. Upon contacting the driver, the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol. Field sobriety tests were
conducted and the driver, a 51-year-old man, was arrested for DUI.
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