Modesto, CA Tops List of Auto Theft Hot Spots
California is a hot spot for car thieves. In number of vehicle thefts, California was No. 1 in a report just released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Of the top five cities for auto theft, four are in California. Las Vegas (#2 on the NICB list) was the only non-California city to make the […]
Hate Crimes Increase in Los Angeles
Hate crimes in the Los Angeles area increased by 28% from 2006 to 2007, according to a recently released report by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations. In 2007, 763 hate crimes were reported, a five-year high. Blacks were the most-targeted group, subjected to 39% (310) of hate crimes; followed by gays and […]
Sanctuary City and Los Angeles
San Francisco has some legislation and policies under it’s current mayor, Gavin Newsom, which shields illegal immigrants from federal immigration authorities, thus making San Francisco a “sanctuary city” in a sense. However, many pundits have accused the city and Mayor Newsom of creating a sanctuary city for criminals, as a number of violent and drug crimes have […]
DUI Defendants Face Complex Legal Maze
In 2006, 197,248 California drivers were arrested for DUI. According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, 75% were convicted. Driving drunk can leave you with a headache unrelated to your alcohol consumption. Driving under the influence (DUI) and driving while intoxicated (DWI) defendants face a complex and confusing maze of legal issues that are more successfully […]
A Defendant vs. the Prosecution…and the System
Leland Wong, once known as a power broker in City Hall, is under investigation for bribery and his defense attorney is claiming that there is a steamroller of an investigation pitted against him.
Prosecutors are alleging that Wong accepted bribes of up to $100,000 by a Taiwanese company looking to make some headway in a lease […]
‘Pickled’ Driver Arrested for DUI
With a blood-alcohol level of 0.491%, Stanley Kobierowski should have been dead, not behind the wheel of a car. But that’s where Rhode Island state troopers found him yesterday after he drove into a highway message board on I-95 in Providence. Kobierowski, 34, earns the ignominious honor of having the highest blood-alcohol level ever recorded […]
California’s Appeal Process
In law, an appeal is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision. The appeals process in California, as well as other states, can be long and arduous. Appealing a decision usually depends upon incredibly technical matters of the law, or some perceived mistake made by an attorney, the jury or the […]
Pros Strip Car in Record Time
It took just 6 1/2 minutes to totally disassemble a 1988 Chevy pickup truck into a salable pile of parts. In a demonstration for law enforcement officers, six special agents from the National Insurance Crime Bureau demonstrated the speed with which a skilled team of thieves can break into a vehicle, harvest its parts and […]
Prostitution, an Ancient Institution
Prostitution is often said to be the “oldest profession.” California approaches prostitution a bit differently than other states and the Federal government, as with other issues. In San Francisco for example, a measure will be on the city ballot in this year’s election which will severely damage the city’s ability to convict prostitution cases. In […]
What Is Extradition?
Often a person commits a crime in one state, then flees to another state or country where he is discovered and arrested. The process of returning the fugitive to the state or country where the crime was committed so he can stand trial is called extradition.
The 2006 arrest of Duane Dog Chapman, star of the […]