Robert Whitehead is charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a traffic crash with property damage and personal injury after deputies say he hit caused two traffic accidents.

May 14, 6:49 p.m., Willow-Fishhook Rd.: Troopers responding to a large party summonsed a 16-year-old boy for underage drinking. May 17, 7:40 a.m., Glenn Hwy. near Farm Loop Rd.: Toini A.L. Alatervo, 18, Anchorage, found parked on the side of the highway to sleep.

May 20, 3:10 a.m., Bogard Rd: Alan C. Braley, 46, allegedly assaulted a family member and caused $200 damage to a residence. Charges: Assault, criminal mischief. No bail set.

Police Beat for Monday, May 25, 2009

Special to the News-Press The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Parker Police Department will be stepping up efforts to apprehend intoxicated and impaired drivers during the Memorial Day weekend. From 3 p.m. to midnight May 25, deputies and officers from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Parker Police Department, utilizing LEAF grant funds, will be conducting a DUI checkpoint at a ...

Public Safety for May 25 In Court Four charged in marijuana case BLOOMINGTON --Two Wisconsin men and two Texas men are charged with marijuana trafficking and manufacturing or delivering marijuana, both class X felonies.

PHOENIX -- A holiday task force targeting drunken drivers has resulted in the arrests of 107 Arizonans so far.

As Coloradans prepare to hit the roads for the summer travel season, the Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies across Colorado will embark on an unprecedented level of summertime DUI enforcement called "100 Days of Heat." The campaign includes additional enforcement periods and plans for more than 150 sobriety checkpoints between the Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. More ...

Jose Canseco was back in the batter’s box Sunday, facing former Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki before the start of a Japanese professional baseball game in Yokohama. Canseco took nine pitches from Sasaki as part of a pre-game ceremony at Yokohama Stadium. Canseco connected on a few pitches but none were home runs.

Ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz claims that the fatal DUI accident he's accused of causing wasn't his fault and that he breaks down and cries because, "People are so wrong about who I am." In an interview yesterday with the Miami Herald, the disgraced...