May, 2013 Articles
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Posted on May 31, 2013 By The Law Offices of Ty Martinez
Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey were published in 2000 by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report shows ...
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Posted on May 31, 2013 By The Law Offices of Ty Martinez
The Stalking Resource Center estimates that 1 in 12 women and 1 in 45 men will be victims of stalking at some point in their lifetime. The majority of these victims know their stalker. Stalking can ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013 By Neal Weingart, Attorney at Law, LLC
A Wisconsin man wanted since 2003 for a probation violation connected to sexual assault on a child has been arrested in Portland by the U.S. Marshals Service. The man was arrested on April 22, 2013 as ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013 By Law Offices of Richard M. Sudar
A South Pasadena man, J.V., recently pled not guilty to all 18 counts of felony arson against him. The 35-year-old man is accused of setting several fires in locations in San Gabriel Valley and Los ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013 By Seltzer Law, PA
We all depend on our driver's licenses and, in fact, most of us take them granted. Our license to drive allows us to get to work, school, shopping, the gym, the doctor's office, to run ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013 By Masella Law Firm, P.A.
21-year-old J.B. of Columbia was recently taken into custody and charged with serious hit and run offenses pertaining to an incident that occurred on May 1 st. South Carolina Highway Patrol officers ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Law Offices of Robert M. Bernstein
California passed Assembly Bill 472, called the "911 Good Samaritan" bill last year, which went into effect on January 1, 2013. The bill gives some immunity from arrest or prosecution to ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Law Offices of Robert M. Bernstein
A four-year program by the federal government to find and prosecute individuals who commit healthcare fraud has resulted in the arrest and charges of 89 people across the country. The program's ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Prime & O'Brien, LLP
Many types of assault crimes exist under Article 120 of the New York Penal Code. Assault can be committed in the third, second, and first degree, which is the most serious. Assault is also delineated ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Prime & O'Brien, LLP
A 15 year-old teenage girl has been reported missing in Maine after allegedly meeting an older man she met on Facebook. According to the teen's parents, their daughter was in contact with a man ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Law Offices of Mitch Furman
The crime rate in Chicago dropped by 8 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, according to the Chicago Police Department. Overall, since 2011 the crime rate has ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Law Office of Scott Lawrence, PLLC
Three men were sentenced this month in Superior Court after pleading guilty in a burglary of 41 guns from a Sportco store. The men broke into the store on December 17, 2011 in the early morning hours ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Grostyan & Associates, PLC
Domestic violence in the state of Minnesota is laid out under the Domestic Abuse Act, Section 518B.01 of the Minnesota Statutes. The statute defines domestic abuse as physical harm, bodily injury, or ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Grostyan & Associates, PLC
Obstructing the legal process or an arrest is covered under Minnesota Statutes in Section 609.50. These crimes are defined as intentionally obstructing, resisting, or interfering with law enforcement ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Brian L. Edwards, Esq
A 24 year-old woman who worked as a pharmacy technician at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida has been arrested and charged for stealing hospital narcotics. The charges she faces are ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By Law Offices of Richard M. Sudar
Police arrested a man thought to be the individual who robbed a Denny’s restaurant in West Covina recently. Officers were called to a Denny’s location on Grand Avenue around 12:30 in the ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By The Law Offices of Douglas H. Ridley
The controversial California "Three Strikes Law" was originally passed in 1996 and mandated that repeat offenders of felony offenses could receive severe prison sentences of 25 years to life ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By The Law Offices of Douglas H. Ridley
Two people, reported to be a boyfriend-girlfriend couple, were being sought by police after a recent car theft and other incidents. Police in Carpentaria allegedly saw the two suspects driving in a ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By Seltzer Law, PA
A Broward County man who was wrongfully convicted and who served more than 25 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit recently won his lawsuit against the former police officers who ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By Laboy Law Office
A 28-year-old Prescott man was taken into custody recently for an alleged domestic violence incident. The man, J.S., was camping with his girlfriend, her son and two other family members. J.S. and his ...
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