Many concerns are arising with the L.A. Sheriff’s Department choosing to allow aerial surveillance in the city of Lancaster to help fight crime. This controversial crime fighter is leaving many people to ask whether or not their own personal privacy is being invaded by this act? While this isn’t the first time the police department […]
They’re like modern-day true twists on the Ocean’s Eleven saga: gambling-related fraud stories. A story recently made headlines about a casino scam in France: a man marked a deck with invisible ink and three other men played cards with that deck while wearing special lenses that enabled them to see the ink. These men were arrested for […]
In 2003, the majority of California seemed to be on fire. As wildfires spread across the nation, some 600,000 acres and 2,000 homes were destroyed. Sixteen lives were claimed and ten of the fires started allegedly began as a result of arsonists. The number of individuals arrested for arson in 2006 was 16,582. According to […]
The DUI process begins the moment an individual is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. An arrest does not equate a DUI conviction, but a DUI arrest puts a series of events and procedures into motion that may result in severe legal consequences. After police arrest the driver because they believe […]
Do you know the difference between graffiting a traffic sign versus graffiting a church? The difference might surprise you. While both are illegal based on the premise of harming someone’s personal property, one may have more mal intent than the other. In fact, the second could be considered a hate crime under some circumstances. The deciding factor […]
This year, it is estimated that more than 10,000 people will be killed in DUI related auto accidents – that’s one death every 50 minutes. While this may seem surprising, the number of underage DUI arrests is even more disturbing. Drunk driving is a pervasive and deadly problem in the United States. Even more disconcerting […]
South Los Angeles has recently experienced a tragic shooting. On Saturday, May 27, 2012, a local barbershop suddenly became the scene of a crime. Around 7:20 in the evening, two men—the 39 year old barber and a 46 year old customer—were standing outside of the shop talking. Suddenly two men identified as wearing red hoods […]
A recent audit revealed that almost $100,000 was given to the head of the Los Angeles Trade Tech college foundation in phony checks. These apparent forgeries were revealed after an audit released this Monday. Handwriting experts claim that the president of the foundation’s signature appears to be falsified on dozens of checks made out to a […]
According to a recent press release posted to Market Watch, a division of The Wall Street Journal, California law enforcement officials will soon be attending an identity theft training. This news indicates that law enforcement is cracking down on this form of crime and expanding its tactics to do so. Research suggests that credit card […]
A woman was found in Burbank who had been stabbed to death. What is eerie about this particular stabbing is that the woman was still in her wedding dress. When the family began to get concerned after not hearing from her a few days after her wedding, police searched her apartment and found her dead […]
Two Fullerton, CA police officers are set to stand trial for the fatal beating of a homeless man with a mental illness. The charges are involuntary manslaughter, excessive force and second-degree murder. The largest factor in question is who or what was actually responsible for the death. The coroner stated that it is likely that the […]
Charges were dropped against a Hollywood casting director Wednesday who allegedly had his name changed to conceal his status as a sex-offender. The judge in the case stated that there was evidence the director consistently provided his employers and other agencies with his real name as well as his driver’s license and passport when it […]