EL MONTE CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER AND DUI ATTORNEY
El Monte, CA is located in Los Angeles County's San Gabriel Valley, just east of Los Angeles.  Neighboring towns include South El Monte, San Gabriel, Temple City, Irwindale, Arcadia, Rosemead, La Puente, West Covina, Whittier, City of Industry, Montebello, Baldwin Park and Pico Rivera.  El Monte has just over 110,000 residents, having grown by 40% since the 1970s.  Although "El Monte" is Spanish for "the mountain" there are no mountains in El Monte.

The El Monte Police Department is in charge of law enforcement in El Monte, with 112 sworn officers.  Criminal and traffic matters are heard at the El Monte Courthouse, and crimes are aggressively prosecuted by the LA County District Attorney.  El Monte has fairly average crime rates when compared with the nation, California and with the rest of LA County.  As with many other areas in Los Angeles, El Monte law enforcement and prosecutors place a special emphasis on DUI and Domestic Violence enforcement and prosecutions.  For DUI, law enforcement devote a lot of resources to enforcing drunk driving laws, by setting up DUI checkpoints, giving officers extensive DUI training and are equipped with state of the art technology.  Officers also receive special training for Domestic Violence investigations/court testimony, while the District Attorney has a special unit for aggressive prosecution of DV cases.

Drug crimes are not uncommon.  With everything from marijuana/medical marijuana cases, possession of a controlled substance, sale/transportation of a controlled substance, cultivation/manufacture, and drugs including methamphetamine, cocaine, PCP, prescription drugs, and more, there is a wide range of drug crimes in El Monte.  There are also occasional theft crimes, ranging from petty theft all the way up to auto theft, burglary and robbery.

A crime that is not often pursued in other parts of LA, or California, illegal fireworks possession and sales are taken very seriously in El Monte.  With a special police task force and undercover sting operations to catch people who have illegal fireworks, it is clear that El Monte takes these cases very seriously.  And the District Attorney takes them seriously as well.

If you have been arrested or charged with a crime in El Monte, or elsewhere in the SGV, or in LA, call the Law Offices of Nicholas Loncar now to speak to a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney about your case.  Consultations are free and informative.  An LA criminal lawyer can help you understand the court process, possible outcomes in your case and what defenses you might have to fight the case and beat the charges.

EXAMPLE OF AN EL MONTE CRIMINAL DEFENSE CASE:
Will, an El Monte resident, purchases several boxes of fireworks at a garage sale in Baldwin Park.  Neither Will, nor the seller, know that it is illegal to possess these particular fireworks, but they are "dangerous fireworks" within the meaning of California's fireworks laws.  Will plans to light some of the fireworks himself, and to give some away to friends.  One of Will's friends tells Will that he can make a lot of money selling the fireworks he bought at the garage sale.  Will posts an ad on Craigslist offering to sell the fireworks.  He gets several responses, including one from an undercover detective in the El Monte Police Department.

The undercover detective offers to buy all of the fireworks at Will's full asking price.  They arrange to meet at a nearby mall parking lot the following morning.  Upon arriving to the parking lot, Will notices a car that fits the description given to him by the buyer, drives up and initiates a conversation.  The undercover officer confirms the price, and that Will has the fireworks.  He asks to see the fireworks, and before Will even understands what is going on, uniform police officers move in and arrest him. 

The sting operation produces some pretty strong evidence against Will, and he is charged with HS 12676 (selling illegal fireworks) and HS 12688 (advertising sale of fireworks).  Will hires a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney who assesses Will's defenses (did not possess, did not intend to sell, was not the same person in the communication, etc.) and works with the District Attorney's office in El Monte to try to get Ben the best outcome possible in the case.

The Law Offices of Nicholas Loncar provide El Monte, the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles and Southern California with passionate, aggressive and affordable criminal defense services.  If you have been arrested or charged with a crime, call now for a free consultation with a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer.

Nicholas M. Loncar, Esq.
t. 323.803.4352 | f. 323.617.3838
www.iDefendLosAngeles.com
Nicholas.Loncar@iDefendLosAngeles.com

Published By: Nicholas Loncar | Written by Nicholas Loncar