North Hills is a Los Angeles neighborhood located in the Northern San Fernando Valley.  Nearby Pacoima, San Fernando, Sylmar, Granada Hills, Mission Hills, Panorama City, Van Nuys and Arleta, North Hills provides easy access to the 5, 405 and 118 Freeways.

With over 55,000 residents of the neighborhood, North Hills has low population density, and low crime relative to much of Los Angeles.  Still, crime and arrests do happen.  LAPD is in charge of law enforcement in the region, with criminal matters being filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles at the San Fernando Courthouse. 

With the absence of much of the serious crime that plagues other, more urban areas of LA, police in North Hills and much of the northern San Fernando Valley are able to focus efforts on traffic and DUI enforcement.  Additionally, law enforcement officers are trained extensively in domestic violence investigations.  Prosecutors are very aggressive in both types of cases.  If you have been arrested or charged with a crime in North Hills, Mission Hills, San Fernando, Van Nuys, Northridge, Pacoima, Sylmar, Granada Hills, Panorama City, North Hills, Arleta, Valley Glen, Valley Village, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, or anywhere else in the San Fernando Valley, contact the Law Offices of Nicholas Loncar now for a free consultation with a passionate, aggressive Los Angeles criminal defense attorney.

San Fernando Courthouse hears a wide variety of criminal matters, including:
DRUG CRIMES | DUI | DUI CAUSING INJURY | DUI W/ PRIOR | FELONY DUI | VIOLENT CRIMES
THEFT CRIMES | PROSTITUTION/SOLICITATION | WEAPONS OFFENSES | SEX CRIMES | HOMICIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  |  JUVENILE OFFENSES | PROBATION VIOLATIONS | FELONY |MISDEMEANOR MARIJUANA | DUI DRUGS  |  GANG CASES | VANDALISM | EXPUNGEMENT | APPEALS | CIVIL RIGHTS
THREE STRIKES | INFRACTION (TRAFFIC)  | UNLICENSED DRIVER/SUSPENDED LICENSE
SALE, TRANSPORT, CULTIVATION & MANUFACTURE OF DRUGS | WATSON MURDER | FINANCIAL CRIMES
and MORE

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED WITH A CRIME IN NORTH HILLS, MISSION HILLS, NORTHRIDGE, SAN FERNANDO, PACOIMA, VAN NUYS, OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY OR LOS ANGELES, YOU NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF A SKILLED, PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED LOS ANGELES CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY.  CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF NICHOLAS LONCAR NOW FOR A FREE CONSULTATION.  818-646-8788.

EXAMPLE OF A NORTH HILLS ARREST AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE CASE:
Denise, a North Hills resident, was arrested for DUI two years ago.  Her driver's license was suspended and she applied for a restricted license with the DMV.  She eventually restored her driving privilege and is now a licensed driver, but still on DUI probation.  As a condition of DUI probation, she must not drive with ANY measurable amount of alcohol in her system and must submit to chemical testing when requested to do so by law enforcement. 

While driving home from a work holiday party, Denise encounters a DUI checkpoint on Sepulveda Blvd.  Denise only had one beer, but is concerned that being on DUI probation, she will be arrested at the checkpoint.  Scared, Denise turns down a small street about a block before the checkpoint.

An LAPD officer starts to follow Denise and pulls her over at the next stop sign.  Denise's vehicle is properly tagged and registered and all lights are in working order.  Additionally, she did not commit any traffic violations to justify the traffic stop.  Nonetheless, the officer approaches the vehicle, and gets Denise's ID to run.  The officer finds out about Denise's DUI probation and asks her to take a preliminary alcohol screening test (a handheld breathalyzer police use at the scene).  Denise refuses and is arrested.

Denise faces a violation of her DUI probation as well as a one year license suspension.  Denise hires a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney to assist her with both processes, to challenge the validity of the stop and get the evidence against her thrown out.  If successful, she may be able to avoid a one year driver's license suspension and avoid the jail time typically associated with a probation violation at San Fernando Courthouse.

Discuss your case with an attorney to find out the possible and likely outcomes, what defenses you can assert, and how to best assert your rights and protect yourself from negative consequences.  Criminal convictions can carry jail or prison time, large fines, probation, as well as consequences for immigration, employment, education and professional licensing.  Find out how we can help.  SAN FERNANDO VALLEY OFFICE   818-646-8788.