February, 2013 Articles

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Texas Man Indicted Under New Federal Law

A Texas man is the first person to be indicted under a new federal law which was signed into effect by President Obama on February 14, 2012. The law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly aim the ...
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Gun Laws in California

Gun control is a hotly-contested subject in this country in light of the mass slayings of both children and adults by school shooters in the last decade. Laws related to guns and other weapons are ...
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Texas Man Accused of Killing Drunk Driver

Earlier this month, a Houston father was charged in the murder of a drunk driver who killed his two sons. The two boys, aged 12 and 11, were helping their father push his stalled pickup truck along ...
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OC Medical Practitioner Arrested for the 2004 Murder of his Wife

The now 60-year-old respiratory therapist, M.G., had been charged in 2004 for a domestic violence incident involving his wife. His 55-year-old wife, A.G., had petitioned for and obtained a restraining ...
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Suspected Shoplifting Incident leads to Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs Accusations for Phoenix Couple

A crime prevention officer at a Prescott Valley Walmart called police after two customers with a shopping cart full of merchandise allegedly walked out of the store without paying for the items. The ...
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12-Year-Old Charged with Felonies for Bomb Hoax at Celebrity’s Home

A 12-year-old boy was recently charged with two felony counts of making false bomb threats as well as other charges relating to causing an unnecessary SWAT team response in two separate incidents. The ...
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Woman Receives Severe Sentence in Embezzlement Case

The bookkeeper for an Irvine based construction company was recently convicted on the embezzlement charges against her and was handed her sentence. R.M., 39 years old, began working as the controller ...
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Law Would Make it a Felony for Parolees to Cut off GPS Bracelet

Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) has introduced legislation that would make it an automatic felony if a parolee illegally removes his or her GPS tracking bracelet or otherwise tampers with it to make it ...
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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend and Fleeing Scene in Her Car

The incident allegedly occurred while the 31-year-old male suspect and his ex-girlfriend were in Flagstaff for a party hosted by the company they both worked for. The two went downtown after the work ...
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Sheriff Deputy at Santa Ana Jail Charged with Accepting Bribes

An investigation was initiated in January of 2012 after contraband items were discovered in the cell of an inmate at the Men's Main Jail in Santa Ana. A mobile phone, marijuana and tobacco were ...
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Sushi Chefs Charged with Felonies for Marine Mammal Protection Act Violations

Two sushi restaurant chefs and the company that owns the restaurant they formerly worked for have been charged with serious felony offenses after an intensive sting operation. The chefs are accused of ...
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DWI Gets Worse with Minors in the Car

A father who was driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway with his two children in the car was arrested for DWI with aggravated charges this month. His children are aged 12 and 14. The older one ...
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Three Women Dead after Suspected DUI Accident

Friends and family gathered at a candle light vigil recently held in Anaheim in memoriam of three women that were killed in a pedestrian accident. The three women were crossing South Western Avenue ...
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Newark Insider Trading Ring Busted

Last November, an insider trading ring of six individuals, three of whom had been friends since high school, were criminally charged for the white collar crime in Newark. After passing information ...
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Two Los Angeles Men Arrested in Kern County Drug Bust

Law enforcement officials had been investigating the alleged drug activity at a home in Delano which led to the recent arrest of two men from the LA area. Information reportedly led officers to ...
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Expungement of California Criminal Records

In today's high-tech world, a potential employer, state licensing agency, educational institution, or landlord can run a background check and find out that you have a criminal record. Verification ...
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Domestic Violence Declining

The Bureau of Justice Statistics under the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported in November 2012 that the overall rate of domestic violence crimes in the U.S. has been on the decline since 1994. ...
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Idaho Man Sentenced to Prison in Repeat DUI

An Idaho man who was convicted of a 5 th DUI in Idaho received a prison sentence of ten years for a felony charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The man will spend a minimum ...
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Teen Gets Jail Time for Cursing Miami Dade Judge

An 18 year-old teenager, P.S., who laughed when a Miami Dade judge asked her whether her jewelry would pay for her bond got into further trouble during her legal proceeding on a drug charge. The judge ...
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Mormon Senator Arrested for DUI

A U.S. Senator from Idaho who has said that, as a Mormon, he doesn't drink alcohol was arrested for a DUI in December of 2012 in the state of Virginia. The Senator was arrested around 12:45 a.m. ...
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