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# Los Angeles man arrested at Santa Monica DUI checkpoint
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/los-angeles-man-arrested-at-santa-monica-dui-checkpoint/
- Published: 2016-07-11T13:09:42.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:47:04.000Z
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Crime, News, bradley edgardo melendez, bradley melendez, CRIME WATCH, driving under the influence, DUI, DUI checkpoint, Los Angeles, pico boulevard, Santa Monica, santa monica california, Santa Monica Crime, santa monica crime watch, santa monica daily press, santa monica news, santa monica police, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 14:39

The Santa Monica Police Department's traffic unit conducted a DUI and driver's license checkpoint in the 2200 block of Pico Boulevard on July 1.

At about 10:45 p.m., a vehicle was directed to the screening area by officers. The driver was investigated for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

The driver was unable to complete the field sobriety testing and was driving on a suspended driver's license. The driver was placed under arrest.

Bradley Edgardo Melendez, 23, from Los Angeles was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

Bail was set at $1,000.

*Note: Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.*