The High Price of Driving Without A License

The High Price of Driving Without A License

HAWTHORNE — She’s been gone a long time, baby.

Rayvon Litrich Burkhalter, 36, was picked up by Hawthorne police on Tuesday, January 28 at approximately 5:45 p.m. Police initially charged her with the felony 11360(A)HS which is described as “selling, furnishing, etc. marijuana.”

The laundry list of warrants, however, appeared to outweigh the initial charge.

Said warrants were spread over five police agencies: Los Angeles County Sheriff (LASD), Los Angeles Police Department, Inglewood PD (IPD), El Segundo PD and, of course, Hawthorne police (HPD).

Seven of the 10 warrants were for “driving while license was suspended,” one was for possession of marijuana, one was the same charge for which Burkhalter was picked up by HPD and a noise violation, the latter of which had a bail set at $455.

The total number of warrants was 10 (ten)–not including the current charge of drug-dealing. The lowest bail was $300 for the LASD warrant for “driving while license was suspended”; the highest bail  was set by HPD at $26,000 for the same violation.

Asked if she was going to be released to be given the chance for an eighth, a Hawthorne police spokesperson laughed and called for the next person in line.

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