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🌱 Patch AM: DUI Checkpoint In Hermosa Beach Results In 10 DUI Arrests, Including 1 Juvenile

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  • Hermosa Beach DUI checkpoint nets 10 arrests and 12 impounds
  • How a 13-year-old Hermosa Beach performer is electrifying South Bay stages

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📰 News we're reading

• DUI Checkpoint In Hermosa Beach Results In 10 DUI Arrests, Including 1 Juvenile (patch.com) — Hermosa Beach residents are being warned after a recent Pier Avenue DUI checkpoint led to 10 impaired driving arrests, including one juvenile, plus multiple unlicensed or suspended drivers and 12 impounded vehicles. Police say this was the city’s third checkpoint of the year, bringing the 2025 total to 58 arrests, and urge anyone impaired or unlicensed to use ride-shares or other transportation.
   

• Saxon be good: Guitar phenom Saxon Weiss, 13, has already made a name for himself within the South Bay music community (easyreadernews.com) — A rising young guitarist who has already played Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach is quickly becoming a standout in the South Bay music scene. Thirteen-year-old Saxon Weiss juggles advanced jazz and classical training, multi-instrumental skills, and high-profile performances from BeachLife Festival to an LA Kings game, while preparing to record his first album and appear at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
   

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