Victims Compensation Fund Now Available to Children
Minors who witness violent crimes are now eligible for help from the Victims Compensation and Government Claims Board. Passed unanimously by the California Assembly, AB 2809 now awaits the Governor’s signature. The bill expands current law to allow minors to apply for reimbursement of counseling and other related expenses.
“Sometimes it’s easy to forget that those physically affected by […]
California Weeding Out Illegal Sales by Pot Clubs
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has ordered a crackdown on medical pot clubs, charging that some are illegally selling marijuana for profit. In an 11-page directive issued this week, Brown laid out the guidelines medical marijuana cooperatives must follow to be in compliance with Proposition 215. “The voters wanted medical marijuana dispensaries to be used […]
Southern California’s Focus on Gang Activity
Southern California political and law enforcement officials have increasingly focused on gang activity over the last five years, and sweeps of different areas and institutions have become more popular. A recent three-day sweep of Santa Ana ended with 85 people being arrested by the police, many of whom were alleged gang members. Police are also […]
Murder, Mayhem Highlight New Hollywood Tour
Murder, mayhem, drugs and the other excesses of Hollywood’s rich and famous are the highlight of a new offbeat Hollywood tour. Dubbed the “Dearly Departed” tour, entrepreneur Scott Michaels gives tourists a glimpse of the dark side of fame and fortune. Murdered starlets, brutal beatings, celebrity drug overdoses, suicides, mob hits — all provide grisly stops […]
California Supreme Court Redefines Parole
A recent decision by the California Supreme Court changed radically how parole works in California. The court made it easier for prison inmates to win parole despite a governor’s objections, ruling that a woman who fatally shot and stabbed another woman with a potato peeler should remain free.
The 4 to 3 ruling, written by Chief Justice […]
L.A. Robbery Epidemic Targets Trendy Melrose Ave.
For the eighth time in two weeks, robbers again struck Los Angeles’ trendy Melrose Avenue shopping district. During Wednesday’s evening rush hour, three young men jumped out of a silver Chevy Malibu to snatch the purse of a woman strolling along Genesee Avenue near Fairfax High School, said a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. No […]
Is LAPD Ignoring DNA Rape Evidence?
The LA Daily News recently reported that more than 7,100 DNA samples from rape victims are backlogged at the Los Angeles Police Department amid funding and staff shortages that officials say are plaguing law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Those accused of rape, as well as victims of rape, are missing an opportunity to see justice served in […]
Feds Arrest 7 in L.A. Child Porn Ring
Federal and local law enforcement officers arrested 7 men in Los Angeles this week for participation in a computer child pornography ring. Charges of alleged possession or production of computer child pornography were filed against a total of 55 L.A. and Southern California individuals as a result of the 8-month investigation. Peer-to-peer computer networks like […]
Legislative Update: New Child Abuse Bill
Assembly Bill 116, introduced by Assembly-member Greg Aghazarian, would alter California’s current child abuse laws.
This bill would provide that any parent, guardian, or caregiver of a minor child who knowingly and unlawfully consumes, smokes, inhales, ingests, or otherwise uses a specified controlled substance, if the act occurs in the immediate presence of, or is witnessed […]
What Is a Negligent Operator?
If you accumulate too many points on your driving record, the California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) can tag you as a negligent operator. Negligent operators may have an excessive number of traffic convictions, auto accidents, hit and run accidents, DUI convictions or a record of reckless driving.
For each infraction of the California Vehicle Code, violation […]