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Britney turns herself in to L.A. police
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LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears reported to a Los Angeles police station Monday night to face charges of hit and run and driving without a valid license, police said.

Officer Mike Lopez said Spears turned herself in around 9 p.m. and left about 45 minutes later. Spears was fingerprinted and photographed, he said.

"She was fine, cooperative," Lopez said. "She did her business and came out."

Spears, 25, was wearing large designer sunglasses and a black turtleneck dress and jacket. As she left the station, she told KCAL-TV that all went smoothly.

"They were nice," she said of police. She told the station she was wearing the sunglasses because she had pinkeye.

The charges stem from an Aug. 6 wreck during which paparazzi filmed Spears steering her car into another vehicle as she tried to turn into a spot in a Studio City parking lot. The video showed her walking away after assessing the damage to her own car.

The owner of the other car, Kim Robard-Rifkin, filed a police report three days later.

Spears had been ordered to report for booking ahead of an Oct. 25 court appearance.

She has been spending considerable time dealing with legal issues lately. On Oct. 1, a court commissioner ordered her to temporarily relinquish custody of her two young sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline, citing concerns over Spears' drug and alcohol use.

She was in court last week to appeal the order and was granted one overnight stay a week with her boys, but the visits must be monitored.


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In a file photo Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Sept. 1, 2007. On Monday night, Oct. 15, 2007, Spears reported to a Los Angeles police station and was booked on charges of hit and run and driving without a valid license, police said. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Note: All views and opinions expressed in reader comments are solely those of the individual submitting the comment, and not those of the Pantagraph or its staff.

Dead Eye Dick wrote on Oct 17, 2007 9:23 AM:

" I'm with 'Julie' on this one. I would love to see her ( Britney, not 'Julie") marry "Fitty Cent". Whoever that is. Thank Allah someone eased her out of her affair with Francis The Talking Mule. ( Again, Britney: not 'Julie') "

_ wrote on Oct 17, 2007 9:21 AM:

" Britney Cent? "

Milorad wrote on Oct 17, 2007 8:42 AM:

" Julie, get back on your meds. Brittany and Fitty cent?! Puhleeeeze! Neither once have the brains god gave a piss ant. "

to questions wrote on Oct 17, 2007 7:17 AM:

" Its criminal because it was hit and run, like duh! "

To Question wrote on Oct 16, 2007 11:45 PM:

" Each state's laws are different, sometimes parking lots are public property, and sometimes the amount of damage makes it a criminal case no matter where it happened. As I understand, the woman who's car was hit waited three days for Britney's reps to come forward, and then she reached out. When nothing was done, then she filed a police report. "

just a reader wrote on Oct 16, 2007 10:26 PM:

" I agree with'get a life' about the coverage she gets but hey, it's what america wants to know and it sells . Maybe she will wake up and smell the coffee someday and not the coke, sooner than later before all is lost. But ya gotta look at the industry she is in too. It is what it is. Instant fame and fortune and its demands has ruined plenty of entertainer. If she doesn't get a grip its crash, burn and die, sad to say. "

Julie wrote on Oct 16, 2007 10:06 PM:

" Hang in there Britt!!! I do think she looks better with a few pounds on her frame. I would love to see Britt and Fitty Cent get together and eventually marry. "

Get a life... wrote on Oct 16, 2007 7:34 PM:

" I am tired of the press time this chick gets. She is every example of what NOT to be and she certainly is no example for young people. I, too, wish they would lock her up for a good long time. That would sure send a message to the youth who think she is "all that". "

Question wrote on Oct 16, 2007 3:53 PM:

" If the accident happened in a private parking lot, wouldn't this just be a civil case, not a criminal one? If it didn't happen on a public street, why are the police involved? "

Michelle wrote on Oct 16, 2007 2:33 PM:

" She just needs a trip to the woodshed... "

it is like wrote on Oct 16, 2007 1:38 PM:

" watching a bad wreck. You dont want to look but you do. "

Dear editors wrote on Oct 16, 2007 12:40 PM:

" Here's a tip to save a little bit of time and keystrokes for future onlone editions. Just leave this headline as is and just fill in the latest story on Britney's legal troubles each week. "

To: Maybe wrote on Oct 16, 2007 12:18 PM:

" Why wishful thinking?? What does it matter to you about Britney Spears?? "

Maybe wrote on Oct 16, 2007 9:47 AM:

" They will lock her up & throw away the key this time....wishful thinking. "

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