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| Justin Bieber arrested in Miami Beach for drunk driving | |
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| Pop star Justin Bieber has been arrested in Florida accused of drunken driving and drag racing. | Pop star Justin Bieber has been arrested in Florida accused of drunken driving and drag racing. |
| The Miami Beach Police Department said he was detained after racing on a street early on Thursday and had failed an alcohol test. | The Miami Beach Police Department said he was detained after racing on a street early on Thursday and had failed an alcohol test. |
| The 19-year-old has had several run-ins with police in recent years. | The 19-year-old has had several run-ins with police in recent years. |
| The arrest comes a week after his home in Los Angeles was searched by police following allegations he had thrown eggs at his neighbour's house. | The arrest comes a week after his home in Los Angeles was searched by police following allegations he had thrown eggs at his neighbour's house. |
| He was accused of causing significant damage to the property. One member of his entourage was arrested for alleged drug possession following the search. | He was accused of causing significant damage to the property. One member of his entourage was arrested for alleged drug possession following the search. |
| In the latest incident, the Associated Press quoted police as saying the singer had been driving a yellow Lamborghini when he was arrested in the early hours of Thursday. | |
| The Miami Herald reported that members of the musician's entourage had apparently used their cars to block traffic on Pine Tree Drive at 26th Street, effectively creating a drag strip. | |
| The driver of a second car, a red Ferrari, was also arrested and both cars impounded, said Miami Dade-Police spokesman Sgt Bobby Hernandez. | The driver of a second car, a red Ferrari, was also arrested and both cars impounded, said Miami Dade-Police spokesman Sgt Bobby Hernandez. |
| The street where police say the singer was racing is a residential area in mid-Miami Beach. | The street where police say the singer was racing is a residential area in mid-Miami Beach. |
| Small apartment buildings are along one side of the street and on the other side are a high school, a youth centre, a golf course and a fire station. | Small apartment buildings are along one side of the street and on the other side are a high school, a youth centre, a golf course and a fire station. |
| In 2013, the Canadian singer was asked to remove graffiti he had left on the wall of a hotel in Australia. That came a month after he was charged in Brazil over a similar offence. | |
| In 2012 he faced accusations of reckless driving, although prosecutors declined to press charges. | |
| Justin Bieber lives in a gated community in Calabasas, about 30 miles north-west of central Los Angeles. | Justin Bieber lives in a gated community in Calabasas, about 30 miles north-west of central Los Angeles. |