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La Mirada mayor arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

By Adolfo Flores
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La Mirada Mayor Gabriel Garcia has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after he crashed into a parked car, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said Friday.

The crash occurred about 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the 14700 block of Tacuba Drive, said Sgt. Greg Arnold of the Sheriff’s Department’s Norwalk station, which patrols La Mirada.

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No one was injured in the crash, Arnold said, and Garcia was released Friday on a citation.

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-- Adolfo Flores

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Adolfo Flores

Adolfo Flores is a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He previously covered Orange County for the Metro section. Flores had reported for the Pasadena Sun and Pasadena Star-News, where he was a City Hall and public safety reporter. He was awarded a fellowship by the Metlife Foundation in Aging Fellows Program in 2010 and a second-place Los Angeles Press Club award for news feature in 2013. A Los Angeles native, Flores graduated from Cal State Northridge and is a fluent Spanish writer and speaker.

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