SAN DIEGO (CA)
National Catholic Register
by CNA/EWTN NEWS08/27/2012
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Police Department verified the weekend arrest of Archbishop-designate Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco for driving under the influence of alcohol.
San Diego police spokesman Detective Gary Hassen confirmed Aug. 26 that Archbishop-designate Cordileone was arrested just after midnight on Aug. 25 and held in county jail.
After passing through a DUI checkpoint near the San Diego State University, the former bishop of Oakland, Calif., was further evaluated by the police and then taken into custody.
Just before noon that same day, he was released on bail, Hassen said. The legal blood-alcohol-content limit for California is 0.08%.
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