Subscribe
Magazine + Enews
Enews
Command
Procedures & Policies
Technology
Training
Patrol
Point of Law
Investigations
Weapons
Vehicle Ops
Special Units
Directory
Tag: Impounding Vehicles
Investigations
California Sheriff Holding 88 Cars Confiscated at Weekend Sideshow
"They can stop calling. Those vehicles will be held by us until those court cases have been settled," Sheriff Patrick Withrow said in a video on Facebook.
February 7, 2024
Patrol
LAPD Rescinds Controversial Impound Policy
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has reversed his controversial vehicle impound policy following a judge's ruling validating the legal challenge brought by LAPD patrol officers.
September 29, 2013
Patrol
Judge: LAPD Impound Policy Violates State Constitution
A controversial LAPD impound policy allowing unlicensed drivers to retrieve their vehicles earlier than 30 days is illegal, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Monday.
August 11, 2013
Patrol
Unlicensed Drivers: A Public Safety Menace
The LAPPL welcomes a new study by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which found suspended or revoked and unlicensed drivers are much more reckless on the road than validly licensed drivers.
January 1, 2013
Patrol
Calif. AG: LAPD Impound Policy Is Legal
The Los Angeles Police Department's new impound policy that allows unlicensed drivers to retrieve their vehicles in less than 30 days is legal, California's attorney general said Thursday.
May 3, 2012
Patrol
Police Union Sues Over LAPD Vehicle Impound Policy
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) has sued to overturn the LAPD's new vehicle impound policy that returns vehicles to unlicensed drivers in less than 30 days.
April 19, 2012
Patrol
Police Commission Backs LAPD Chief's New Impound Policy
The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday endorsed Chief Charlie Beck's new impound policy that would return vehicles to unlicensed drivers sooner than the state-mandated 30 days.
February 27, 2012
Patrol
Police Commission Delays LAPD's 'Illegal' Impound Policy
The Los Angeles Police Commission has tabled Chief Charlie Beck's new vehicle impound policy that has been declared illegal by the state's legal counsel and drawn the ire of the police union.
February 13, 2012
Patrol
LAPD's Chief Defends Impound Policy
Under fire from city officials and conservative activists, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck on Thursday defended his controversial plan to stop the immediate impounding of vehicles of unlicensed drivers.
February 2, 2012
Patrol
LAPD Chief Loosens Car Impound Rules for Illegals
Chief Charlie Beck is also complying with state law by adopting the new policy, which allows the driver to call someone with a valid license to drive the vehicle away from the scene.
December 14, 2011
Patrol
Two Calif. Bills Would Loosen Vehicle Impounds for Illegals
The authors of the two bills — AB 353 and AB 1389 — acknowledge they're seeking to provide cover to undocumented, unlicensed drivers who lose their vehicles while passing through the checkpoints if they aren't intoxicated.
July 10, 2011
Patrol
Impound Inventory
When a suspect's vehicle is lawfully impounded (such as when the driver is arrested where the vehicle cannot be safely parked and locked, and there is no sober, licensed driver to take custody of it), it is usually permissible to conduct a standard inventory of the vehicle and its contents.
April 13, 2011
Page 1 of 2
Next Page