Date Rape: Officials Are Increasingly Concerned
Rape and date rape are tragedies for those involved. For the victim, it could lead to years of withdrawal over the trauma, for the accused, it could send an innocent person to jail and their life into a tailspin. Key figures in rape accusations and trials are professional and college athletes, in part because they […]
You Could Lose Everything to Forfeiture or Seizure
Remember the early Punk’d episode where Justin Timberlake returns home to find Ashton Kutcher’s bogus sheriff’s deputies loading his possessions into a moving van? He freaked when he was told all his property was being seized. What may have made for funny television viewing, isn’t at all humorous when it happens in real life. Property […]
What You Need to Know About Warrants
On TV the serving of a warrant is always dramatic. Weapons drawn, cops gather at the criminal’s door. With a bang, they kick the door open, muscle the bad guy into submission, clamp on the cuffs and shout, “We have a warrant for your arrest,” before marching him off to jail. It makes for good […]
Drug Offenses, the NFL and You: Tips on How to Cope
Matt Jones, star wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, was arrested on drug charges after being founding cutting up cocaine with a credit car in his car. There was also a jar that allegedly had marijuana residue.
While Jones faces felony charges, the two individuals with him face misdemeanor charges.
The specific charge Jones will […]
Domestic Abuse: How to Cope with Charges and Consequences
There are crimes in Los Angeles that tend to favor one gender over the other, and charges/accusations of domestic abuse tend to fall into that category.
Assault and battery against anyone is a crime, but the law gives special protection to spouses, girlfriends and boyfriends, children and other family members, who are seen as especially vulnerable […]
What Are Wobblers?
Though it sounds suspiciously like something hanging from a turkey’s chin, under California law “wobblers” are crimes that can be prosecuted as either a misdemeanor or felony. A felony conviction can be a life-altering experience affecting your ability to get a job, loan, credit, professional license or vote. Conviction can result in serious penalties, including prison time. […]
Robbery - Hard to Tell Thieves from Everyone Else
In movies, thieves are often portrayed as sly and conniving, or hardened and violent. In real life though, there are other types of thieves who do their best to look unassuming and use their cleverness to steal from their victims. Take for example Doris Payne, who spent parts of five decades robbing jewelry stores of high-priced […]
Nationwide Sweep Busts Child Sex Rings
In a nationwide crackdown on child sex trafficking, at least 21 children were recovered and 345 people arrested, 290 of them adult prostitutes. Los Angeles, Oakland and Sacramento were among the 16 major metropolitan areas targeted in the recent 5-day sweep conducted by the FBI, Department of Justice and National Center for Missing and Exploited […]
Sex Offender Clusters Pose Less Threat
There are 90,000 known sex offenders in the state of California. In most communities when a registered sex offender moves in, the neighborhood goes on the warpath. Parents’ fears are understandable. No one wants a sex offender living near their children. So where can they live?
In Fontana, CA, 26 sex offenders live in a cluster […]
How to Minimize Further Vehicle Tragedy
Tragedy struck the lives of four individuals whose car struck a pillar on the Santa Monica Freeway on Sunday, July 6. On the same day, an Acura was in an accident which killed one of the passengers, however the driver in this incident was healthy enough to flee the scene of the accident.
Car accidents are […]