Palmdale Mayor Professional Tem Andrea Alarcón was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of driving underneath the affect, authorities mentioned.
Alarcón, 44, was pulled over round 3 a.m. after officers noticed her “driving erratically” in downtown Glendale and making extensive turns into opposing lanes, in response to the Glendale Police Division.
Officers carried out a DUI investigation and arrested Alarcón on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI. She was booked on the Glendale Metropolis Jail, the place she was cited and launched.
“With out query, I perceive the severity of my actions and I apologize immensely to all of these whom I’ve disillusioned, particularly my household, my colleagues and my constituents,” Alarcón wrote in an electronic mail to The Instances. “For me, this has been a lifelong battle and on this tough time restoration is my sole precedence.”
In a press release, Palmdale Mayor Laura Bettencourt mentioned residents have raised considerations about Alarcón’s arrest.
“The town of Palmdale acknowledges the seriousness of those alleged incidents, and the Metropolis Council will focus on this matter at its subsequent assembly,” Bettencourt mentioned.
The council’s subsequent assembly is scheduled for Dec. 20.
“We anticipate investigating these allegations and evaluating the applicability of the town’s code of conduct to supply steering for our response,” Bettencourt’s assertion continued. “If these allegations show true, I strongly condemn this conduct, and it’s unacceptable for any member of our Metropolis Council or employees.”
Alarcón beforehand pleaded responsible in a misdemeanor DUI arrest Dec. 30, 2011, in response to courtroom information. The arrest occurred whereas Alarcón was stopped alongside Freeway 18 in San Bernardino County. On the time, her blood-alcohol content material was reported to be greater than twice the authorized restrict.
The daughter of former Los Angeles Metropolis Councilman Richard Alarcón, she beforehand served on the L.A. Board of Public Works after being appointed by then-L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. She resigned as president of that board in early 2013 amid an investigation after her 11-year-old daughter was discovered by herself at Metropolis Corridor one evening in November 2012.
Alarcón was first elected to the Palmdale Metropolis Council in 2022 and was named mayor professional tem in the course of the metropolis’s reorganization assembly final December.