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Iraqi Father Runs Down Daughter in Parking Lot

Posted on November 19, 2009
Many fathers and daughters fight over typical issues like going on dates or extending a curfew. Usually these disagreements between parent and child work themselves out in the end, but that is not true for all families. According to a CNN article, Faleh Hassan Almaleki handled his situation differently when disagreeing with his daughter...

Social Media: Outlet for Threats?

Posted on November 04, 2009
Popular blogging sites and social networks such as Facebook may now be portals for threats, according to a CNN article. One man allegedly used social networking sites to threaten witnesses to keep silent after the recent murder of a young football player ? Jasper Howard ? at the University of Connecticut...

Rapper Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession

Posted on November 02, 2009
Rapper Lil Wayne ? real name Dwayne Carter ? recently pleaded guilty to attempted gun possession in front of Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of criminal possession of a weapon because he claims the gun was not his...

Mayor Charged with Bribery, Could Be Removed from Office

Posted on October 23, 2009
In Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford was recently accused of allegedly taking bribes from investment bankers in exchange for money to excel their businesses, according to a USA Today article. The accusations are pointed toward Langford?s time spent as President of Jefferson County Commission from 2002 to 2006...

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?Balloon Boy? Case an Elaborate Hoax?

Posted on October 19, 2009
Richard Heene, the father of the boy who was allegedly trapped inside the helium balloon that was in flight for two hours before crash-landing 40 miles from home, is now under investigation for fabricating the entire event, according to a Wall Street Journal article...

Kidnapping Survivor Speaks Out

Posted on October 13, 2009
Jaycee Dugard, the 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a bus stop near her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. in 1991, is starting to speak out about her 18 years of captivity. According to a CNN report, the now-29-year-old mother of two says she is glad to be back with her family...

?Barefoot Burglar? Wreaks Havoc in Pacific Northwest

Posted on October 08, 2009
When a private jet was stolen from Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho just across the border from Canada last week, United States’ law enforcement had a new lead on a few other burglaries that have recently taken place in the region. According to a CNN report, a teenager known as the “Barefoot Burglar” is the prime suspect for [...

Riding on Top of the Minivan

Posted on October 06, 2009
Police in Albertville, Ala. received a call over the weekend about a minivan driving down a state highway with a kid riding on the roof. According to an Associated Press article, the 37-year-old mother driving the minivan was arrested for allowing her 13-year-old daughter to ride inside a cardboard box that was secured to the top [...

Tampered Peepholes: Erin Andrews Stalker Case

Posted on October 05, 2009
When nude videos of ESPN sports journalist Erin Andrews appeared, concern arose wondering how the video was captured. According to a Los Angeles Times report, Michael David Barrett, 47, was charged with interstate stalking - following Andrews to hotels in different cities...

Dancing with DeLay

Posted on October 02, 2009
Tom DeLay, former U.S. House of Representatives majority leader, is a current competitor on the hit television series “Dancing with the Stars,” and according to an Associated Press report, DeLay is also dealing with criminal charges of money laundering and conspiracy...

Film Director Arrested for 1977 Sex Crime

Posted on September 29, 2009
The well-known movie director, Roman Polanski, was recently arrested in Zurich, Switzerland by Swiss authorities because of a sex crime he committed in the United States in 1977. In 1978, Polanski fled the U.S. to avoid sentencing for the charges against him - he allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl...

Child Porn Ring Busted in Midwest

Posted on September 23, 2009
Four men who allegedly engaged in the making, selling and viewing of child porn in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin were recently caught by the FBI. The group referred to themselves as the ‘Boy Lovers.’ The criminal arrests were facilitated by another man who had been caught for child pornography crimes earlier in the year...

Argument Leads to Stabbing on Chicago?s North Side

Posted on September 22, 2009
Walking home from the grocery store one block from my apartment early Saturday evening with the supplies to make my dinner, I passed under the train tracks and started to cross the street. I heard shouting and obscenities including the “N” word, so of course I looked around to see what was happening...

Marine Recruiters Accused of Sexual Assault

Posted on September 17, 2009
Many marine recruiters visit schools looking for young adults to invest in serving our country. These recruiters should have the best intentions at heart when searching for our future brave men and women to serve the United States. Unfortunately there has been a rise in the number of sexual assaults by marine recruiters...

Boston Trolley Operator Charged for Texting Crash

Posted on July 09, 2009
A subway trolley operator in Boston has been charged with gross negligence following a collision in May. Aiden Quinn, 24, admitted to investigators he was texting seconds before the collision, according to CNN. A news release from the office of District Attorney Daniel Conley said, “as Quinn was texting, he ran through yellow and red warning lights [...

Suspected S.C. Killer was Parolee

Posted on July 08, 2009
As police continue to investigate the slain man believed to have killed five people in a small South Carolina town, more incriminating details are uncovered, including his recent parole from a North Carolina prison, and had items belonging to the victims on him at the time of his death, according to CNN...

Minnesota Teen Shot Over Fireworks

Posted on July 07, 2009
With Fourth of July comes fireworks. In some areas, lots of fireworks, in the sky and in the streets. Apparently, a Minnesota man was so upset by celebrations of the nation’s formation that he exercised his Second Amendment rights ? and shot a teen who was setting off fireworks...

?Three-Strikes? Law Counts Juvenile Crime

Posted on July 06, 2009
California’s Supreme Court upheld a provision that allows crimes committed while a minor to affect sentencing under the state’s controversial Three-Strikes law, according to the San Francisco Gate. Under the three-strikes law, any second felony conviction receives twice the normal sentence; any third felony conviction receives an automatic life sentence...

One Ton of Illegal Fireworks Seized in Oakland

Posted on July 02, 2009
Police in Oakland, California, recovered 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks during an undercover raid, the largest amount ever seized in the city’s history. Included in the haul were bottle rockets, mortar shells and m1000 fireworks, along with several weapons including two rifles, a TEC-9 assault pistol and a stolen ...

Four Charged in Wichita Burglary Spree

Posted on July 01, 2009
Police in Kansas are hoping a recent burglary spree in the city has come to an end following the arrest of four burglars caught in the act. Police were called to Pat ‘N Bros bar in Wichita, Kan., by a silent alarm after thieves used a pry bar to break in, according to local ABC affiliate [...

Criminal Defendants Have Right to Question Lab Results

Posted on June 30, 2009
Criminal defendants can now question the validity of lab results in court, thanks to a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court. In a 5-4 ruling, the court said that allowing prosecutors to submit forensic evidence without questioning by the defense is a violation of Sixth Amendment right to face one’s accuser, according to The New [...

Bernie Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years

Posted on June 29, 2009
Ponzi mastermind Bernie Madoff’s day of reckoning has come. A federal judge sentenced Madoff to 150 years, the maximum sought by the prosecution, according to CNN. Following the sentence, Madoff offered an apology to his victims. I live in a tormented state for all the pain and suffering I created, Madoff said...

Possible Bernie Madoff Co-Conspirators Charged

Posted on June 29, 2009
The Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled conspiracy charges against brokerage firm Cohmad Securities and four individuals with securities fraud in association with Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the Washington Post reports. Cohmad is being charged as providing “feeder funds” into Madoff’s decades-long scam that defrauded thousands of investors out of billions of dollars...

Jackson?s Charges: Only One Boy Testified

Posted on June 29, 2009
As the world continues to grapple with the death of Michael Jackson, questions to the legitimacy of the allegations against Michael Jackson arose throughout the proceedings and remained relevant up to?and may remain well after?his recent death. The most common and unanswered question is, if the allegations were true, why did only one of the alleged [...

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson?s Legal Legacy

Posted on June 26, 2009
When Michael Jackson died unexpectedly June 25, there were two points that summed up his obituary: He was a million-selling mega-superstar, and his personal life was sketchy at best. Jackson’s criminal history found him under investigation for child abuse twice...

Washington Lawsuit Aims to Stop Red Light Cameras

Posted on June 26, 2009
A class-action lawsuit in Washington state may put an end to traffic cameras and costly tickets in the state, according to KXLY. The problem, according to the lawsuit, is the excessive fines issues to violators. A 2005 state law stipulates that fines for traffic violations caught by the cameras must be in line with fines for parking [...

53 Indicted on $50 Million Medicare Scam

Posted on June 25, 2009
The Justice Department unsealed criminal indictments against 53 people accused of perpetrating a massive Medicare scam that cost the federal government more than $50 million, according to the Washington Post. Following the indictment, announced by Attorney General Eric H...

Chicago Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Conviction

Posted on June 24, 2009
Juan Johnson, a man who spent 11 and a half years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, was awarded the largest wrongful conviction award in the history of Chicago, according to WLS-TV. Johnson was convicted of fatally beating a man with a two-by-four in Chicago’s Humbolt Park neighborhood in 1989...

Can Sex Offenders be Imprisoned Indefinitely?

Posted on June 23, 2009
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could keep sex offenders in prison for longer periods of time ? even after they’ve finished their sentence. The issue of federal “civil commitment” allows the government to avoid releasing convicted sex offenders considered to be dangerous, with a high risk of offending again, according to [...

Typo Frees Convicted Drug Offender

Posted on June 22, 2009
An Ohio repeat drug offender has been released from prison after discovering a typo in his jury verdict, according to a recent CNN story. When Calvin Eugene Wells of Akron was convicted for first-degree crack cocaine possession in October, 2005, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, due to the amount of the drug in [...

RIAA Gets $1.9 Million in File-Sharing Case

Posted on June 19, 2009
Jammie Thomas-Rasset was sentenced by a federal jury to pay the Recording Industry Association of America nearly $2 million for 24 counts of copyright infringement, according to multiple online news outlets. This was the second trial for Thomas-Rasset, after the judge presiding over her first trial issued a mistrial following a $220,000 verdict by the jury...

Indiana Trooper Resigns Over Facebook Posts

Posted on June 18, 2009
A State Trooper in Indiana resigned after an internal investigation over information posted on his Facebook account. Christopher Pestow allegedly referred to himself as a “garbage man” who “takes out the trash” and bragged about heavy drinking on the popular social networking site...

Corrections Head, Rabbi Resign over Prison Bar Mitzvah

Posted on June 18, 2009
Prison is no party. Not unless you know the right people, that is. in New York City, the Bureau Chief of Department of Corrections Facility Operations and the chaplain of the Manhattan Detention Complex have resigned after helping a prisoner arrange a bar mitzvah ? inside the prison...

Nude Burglar Invades Colorado Homes

Posted on June 17, 2009
Two Denver-area homeowners each found a shocking visitor in their home ? a nude intruder. Clinton March, 24, was arrested in Golden, Colo., about 15 west of Denver, after a woman allegedly found him sleeping naked in a closet in her home. He fled, and went into a neighbor’s home, according to KDVR...

Christian Conservatives Oppose Hate-Crime Bill

Posted on June 16, 2009
A proposed expansion of hate-crime laws currently up for debate on Capitol Hill is drawing fire from an unlikely source ? Christian conservatives. Hate crime laws add extra penalties to crimes that target and aim to intimidate victims based on race, color, religion or national origin...

Utah: Victims Cannot Appeal Plea Bargains

Posted on June 15, 2009
Utah’s highest court ruled that crime victims cannot appeal a plea bargain reached in a criminal case, upholding the constitutional rights of defendants throughout the state. According to an article by the Salt Lake Tribune, the state Supreme Court Peggy Hay and Patricia Hay, whose husbands were killed in a car accident...

Motor Vehicle Homicide Charged in Golf Cart Death

Posted on June 12, 2009
A Nebraska woman has been charged with motor vehicle homicide after an accident on a golf course caused the death of her friend. Kim Mcillece, 53, of Omaha, Neb., was allegedly driving a golf cart across Tiburon golf course after a dinner party last May, with the victim, Debi Deines, as a passenger, when the cart [...

Texas Governor Can?t Pardon Dead Man

Posted on June 11, 2009
The family of a wrongfully convicted man who died in prison are urging Texas Gov. Rick Perry to issue a pardon, even though Perry says his hands are tied. Timothy Cole was convicted of rape in 1985 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He died in 1999, and his conviction was reversed a decade later [...

Hijacker Just Needed Ride to Court

Posted on June 10, 2009
A Georgia man who allegedly hijacked a car to get to his court date was arrested after the victim, his girlfriend, called the cops on him. Marcus Brown of Lawrenceville, Ga., hijacked his girlfriend’s car at gunpoint Tuesday morning because he needed to appear at the Lawrenceville Municipal Court on drug charges, according to WSBTV...

Georgia Left-Turn Law Unconstitutional

Posted on June 09, 2009
A Georgia law prohibiting left turns into the far lane of a multi-lane road has been ruled unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court due to poor wording, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The state legislature, in writing the law, was so vague that a person of common intelligence cannot distinguish between the statute’s two diametrically [...

FTC Shuts Down Net Provider for ?Criminal? Content

Posted on June 05, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission shut down a large Internet Service Provider for the first time, alleging that the firm recruits, knowingly hosts, and actively participates in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content, according to a FTC press release...

Four Teens Charged as Adults in Sex Assault Case

Posted on June 04, 2009
Four middle-school teens in Tampa, Fla., are facing charges as adults for the sexual assault of a member of their flag-football team, according to CNN. They are charged with four counts each of sexual battery after using broomsticks and hockey sticks to sexually assault the 13-year-old boy on their team over a two-month period...

McMansion Marijuana Plot Brings Guilty Plea

Posted on June 03, 2009
The ringleader of a complex New Hampshire marijuana growing operation is expected to enter a guilty plea this week, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader. Van Thi “Michelle” Nguyen will plead guilty to charges of possession with intent to manufacture about 880 marijuana plants, as well as mortgage fraud charges as part of a deal [...

Study: Mental Illness High in Prisons

Posted on June 03, 2009
Inmates in state and federal prisons are six times as likely to suffer from mental illness as the general population, according to a report by the Consensus Project. The study, which looked at those with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and severe depression, found that 14...

FBI: Violent Crime Down Nationwide, Up in Small Towns

Posted on June 02, 2009
The FBI’s preliminary report on crime statistics for 2008 show an overall decrease in violent crime, but an increase for cities of 10,000 or less. In small cities, according to the report, murders increased by 5.5%, forcible rape by 1.4%, and robbery by 3...

Social Media and Crime

Posted on June 01, 2009
Two news stories over the weekend illustrate a new trend of criminals using social media sites. The first story comes from ABC15.com. A Mesa, Ariz., family had their house burgled after Twittering their vacation plans. Israel Hyman and his wife use Twitter to promote their home-based video business, IzzyVideo...

Phil Spector Sentenced for Murder

Posted on May 29, 2009
Famed music producer Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison today, according to Reuters. Spector was found guilty April 13 of second degree murder in the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson. Doron Weinberg, Spector’s criminal defense attorney, has vowed to appeal the conviction...

District Judge: Felony Suspects Must Submit DNA

Posted on May 29, 2009
A U.S. District Court judge ruled that mandatory DNA collection for all felony suspects is constitutional, dealing a major blow to civil rights advocates and criminal defense attorneys. Judge Gregory J. Hallows on Thursday upheld the 2006 DNA Fingerprint Act, a federal law that allows law enforcement officers to collect DNA from anyone “arrested, facing charges, [...

Police use Warrantless GPS to Track Criminals

Posted on May 28, 2009
Police have a new tool to track criminals, and privacy advocates and criminal defense attorneys are crying foul. Across the nation, police are attaching GPS devices to suspects’ cars to track their movements and possibly get incriminating evidence against them...

O.J. Simpson Appeals Conviction

Posted on May 27, 2009
O.J. Simpson’s criminal defense attorneys are appealing 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, claiming that his trial was “fundamentally unfair,” according to Reuters. Simpson was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison for his attempted robbery in a Las Vegas hotel, in which Simpson and five other men tried to recover memorabilia from his [...

Montana Town wants Gitmo Detainees

Posted on May 26, 2009
The town of Hardin, Mont., wants to fill its new $27 million prison and provide jobs for its 3,400 residents. Its proposed solution: take on the prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. President Obama announced the closing of the controversial detention center as one of his first presidential acts...

No Bail for NYC Terror Plot Suspects

Posted on May 22, 2009
Four men accused of planning a terrorist plot in New York City are being held without bail after their arraignments this week. James Cromitie, Laguerre Payen, David Williams and Onta Williams will remain in custody until their next court appearance on June 5, according to CNN...

Alabama Cops Fired over On-Camera Beating

Posted on May 21, 2009
Five Alabama police officers who brutally kicked and beat an unconscious suspect have been fired, according to a CNN report. The indecent occurred after a high-speed chase through Birmingham in January of last year, and was filmed by the dashboard camera of one of the police cars...

Michael Vick out of Prison

Posted on May 20, 2009
CNN reports that Michael Vick left federal prison this morning, after serving 21 months out of his 23-month sentence. Vick will serve the remainder of his sentence confined in his Virginia home. He was sentenced in August 2007 for bankrolling a dogfighting operation out of his home that crossed state lines...

Gang Crime Gets a New Definition in SLC

Posted on May 20, 2009
Police is Salt Lake City have a new tactic to track gang crime that will likely show a boost in gang activity in the city. The new policy broadens the scope of what qualifies as gang-related crime, and is the result of a three-year study on the issue, according to the Salt Lake Tribune...

White House Ends ?War on Drugs?

Posted on May 19, 2009
Say goodbye to the War on Drugs. Gil Kerlikowske, the Obama Administration’s new Drug Czar, told the Wall Street Journal in his first interview last week that the moniker, and the crime-and-punishment mentality behind it, is being dropped. The kinder, gentler approach will help break down the barrier the surrounds the criminal drug culture, Kerlikowske says...

High Court Won?t Hear Medical Marijuana Case

Posted on May 18, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court announce Monday that it will not review the controversial California law that allows for the use of medical marijuana. The decision by the Supreme Court essentially affirms that state court’s ruling that marijuana used for medicinal purposes in the state does not the federal drug ban, according to Fox News...

Fake Cop Stops Off-Duty Officer

Posted on May 15, 2009
When you’re impersonating an officer, there’s one person you don’t want to pull over ? a real cop. That’s exactly what happened to David Word of Surprise, Ariz., according to CBS affiliate KPHO. Word was taken into custody and charged with one count of impersonating an officer after he pulled over Avondale police Officer Matthew Lydic Tuesday...

Sprint Employee Scams Company, Saves Customers

Posted on May 14, 2009
Two Kansas City area men have been charged with felony theft and computer fraud for saving Sprint customers over $100,000 — by erasing their cell phone bills. Over a two year period, authorities say that Garreth Morrow, 44, and Timothy Flowers, 39, wiped out more than $133,000 in cell phone charges in exchange for cash, according [...

D.C. Sniper Competent to Defend Himself?

Posted on May 13, 2009
Defense lawyers for John Allen Muhammad, the D.C. Sniper, argued on Tuesday that he was incompetent to represent himself for two days of his 2003 trial. The hearing at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could reverse Muhammad’s conviction and sentence, or could result in a new jury trial...

Detroit Police Taking Tips from Texts, Facebook

Posted on May 12, 2009
Want to help solve a crime in Detroit? Don’t call 911.� Just update your Facebook status. Beginning today, the Detroit Police Department is rolling out a three-phase communication plan that will draw upon e-mail, cell phone and social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace in hopes of getting out pertinent information and getting in tips, according [...

How Reliable are Forensic and Ballistic Evidence?

Posted on May 11, 2009
Forensic and ballistic evidence have been key to criminal convictions — and police drama — for the past few decades. But a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) could change the way these types of evidence play out in court...

Madoff Fraud Trial Dominates News

Posted on March 13, 2009
Ponzi-scheme perpetrator Bernie Madoff dominated the headlines this week. Madoff plead guilty this week, not amounting much in the way of a criminal defense, to 11 counts of fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft. In all, his “clients” - which included athletes, actors and celebrities - lost $65 billion...

A Clear Example of Embezzlement

Posted on March 03, 2009

Public Defense Lawyers Face Overwhelming Work Load

Posted on March 02, 2009

Scores of Criminal Charges in Arizona Dropped

Posted on February 25, 2009
From the Newspaper.com, comes a story about a county attorney in Arizona throwing out the criminal prosecution cases against scores of Arizona drivers that were brought by a speed dection machine that took photos of speeding cars. The photos were the only evidence offered in cases that included charges of reckless driving and criminal speeding...

Inventor of Taser Stun Gun Dies

Posted on February 16, 2009
You may not know Jack Cover, but you might known his most famous creation. Hopefully, you’ve never experienced it. He was the creator of the Taser Stun Gun. Cover passed away at the age of 88 over the weekend. Cover, a former NASA scientist, began working on the Taser in the 1960s...

Video Shows Police Beating Homeless Man During Arrest

Posted on February 12, 2009
On Feb. 9, a man recorded a video of two police officers in Fresno, Calif. brutally beating a 52-year-old homeless man during an arrest. The arresting officers say that Glen Beaty resisted arrest and has a criminal record that includes resisting arrest and a 2004 assault on a Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy...

Chris Brown and Criminal Rights

Posted on February 11, 2009
It’s been a wild week for the press as they try to hunt down details on the charges brought against music pop star Chris Brown. Brown was arrested on a felony domestic abuse charges the night before the Grammy Awards. He did not appear as scheduled on that show, and he has canceled a slew of [...

Will a Falling Economy Lead to a Rise in Crime?

Posted on February 06, 2009
Economy down, crime up? That could be the case, according to a new study published by the National White-Collar Crime Center that takes a look at 16 years worth of data. As reported in the Birmingham Business Journal, fraud and embezzlement increased during and in the period just after the country’s last two recessions...

?Caylee Sunshine? Doll Causes Outcry

Posted on January 28, 2009
Showbiz Promotions planned to create a doll to honor the deaths of young children by launching the “Caylee Sunshine” doll.� Jaime Salcedo, the president of the company, told CNN that the money from the doll would be donated to charity. However, the new toy has yet to make it to shelves after public outrage that included [...

Google Helps Convict Murderer

Posted on January 27, 2009
According to CNET, searches in Google’s log helped convict a husband of murder. Justin Barber was convicted of murder when the prosecution introduced record of his Google searches into the court as evidence. After searching Justin’s computer, investigators found that Justin had searched the terms “trauma, cases, gunshot, right chest” and “Florida & divorce...

Police arrest 14-year-old Impersonator

Posted on January 26, 2009
The Chicago Tribune reported the Chicago Police arrested a 14-year-old boy on Saturday for impersonating a police officer. The boy has been charged, as a juvenile, with impersonating an officer. According to the Tribune, the boy dressed in a police uniform and reported for duty at 1:30 p...

The JonBenet Ramsey Case to be Looked at Again

Posted on January 20, 2009
Stan Garnett, the new district attorney of Boulder County, Co., will be looking into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. In the first 30 days Garnett is in office, he wants to figure out who would handle the ongoing investigation more efficiently. Six-year-old JonBenet was found strangled and beaten in the basement of the family home by [...

Patrick Swayze Cast as a Bad Cop?

Posted on January 15, 2009
A&E launched a new cops series this year called The Beast about Charles Barker (Swayze), a FBI agent teaching his partner about undercover work with a “hard-edged, psychologically driven approach.” In a recent review on Slate, Troy Patterson notes that it might be hard to root against Swayze because of his past roles - a heartthrob [...

Director Living in Exile Might have Case Dismissed

Posted on January 14, 2009
According to CNN, the alleged victim is seeking the charges against director Roman Polanski for sexual assault be dismissed. Polanski admitted to having sex with Samantha Geimer in 1977 when she was 13-years-old. The director left for France after the charges were brought against him...

Bar Crawl Organized to Support Bars Receiving Threats

Posted on January 12, 2009
Last week 11 gay bars in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district received threatening letters that said patrons would be poisoned with ricin, according to CNN. This chemical occurs in castor beans and are fatal if ingested or inhaled. Police continue to investigate the letters and have no evidence that the threats are real...

Former DA Linked to Judicial Bribe

Posted on January 08, 2009
One of the most sweeping judicial bribery investigations in Mississippi lead to law enforcement taking $425,000 from former district attorney. Ed Peters was the Hinds County District Attorney for almost 30 years. No formal charges have been made public, but prosecutors have alleged his involvement in judicial bribes in court documents...

Give me Your Money?Sincerely, Thomas

Posted on December 29, 2008
A man robbed a Chicago bank with a note written on his own pay stub on Friday. The 40-year-old Thomas Infante walked into the Fifth Third Bank at 4017 W. Lawrence Ave. Friday, Dec. 26 around 5:50 p.m. The man, who lives in the northwest suburb of Cary, handed the teller a note reading, “Be Quick [...

Annoyance over Talking during a Movie turns Violent

Posted on December 29, 2008
We all know how annoying it is to pay to listen to people talk at the movies. You just shelled out more than $10 to watch a show you have been wanting to see, and you can’t hear it over two junior high girls talking about boys two rows in front or the couple arguing [...

Crackdown on No-Pilates Zone

Posted on December 04, 2008
A different kind of law enforcement crackdown has hit Santa Monica, CA. Park Rangers are being dispatched by the police department to respond to neighborhood complaints around the Fourth Street median. The area offers an ocean view, distracting architectural scenery and beautiful weather for people looking for a spot to exercise outside...

Fighting Terror Causes Fighting Agencies

Posted on November 26, 2008
The New York Police Department is gunning for a wider authority to eavesdrop on terrorism suspects, while the Justice Department is pushing for more limited use of police surveillance. The two agencies have butted heads on the issue and are now locked in a bitter debate, each claiming that the other is responsible for increasing [...