Occurred on March 1, 2012    2:49 AM       6200 Saratoga         DWI/Prohibited Weapon   1203010013

A Patrol Lieutenant and two officers dining at a fast food restaurant were alerted by employees to an SUV in the drive-thru that was disrupting business.  The driver, according to the employees, was sounding his horn excessively while waiting for his food order.  The officers walked outside and spotted a Chevy Tahoe in the drive-thru , and noticed that the driver was continuing to honk the vehicle’s horn while approaching the drive-thu window. Officers contacted the driver,  Carlos Perez (DOB:11-9-1979), and had him step from the vehicle.  During an officer safety search, officers recovered an illegal switch-blade knife from Perez’s back right pants pocket.  Officers observed that Perez appeared to be intoxicated and administered field sobriety tests.   Perez was subsequently arrested for DWI and possession of a prohibited weapon and booked at the City Detention Center.