Blog Posts in 2009
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Posted on Dec 8, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Russell Otis, a 46 year old boys' basketball coach and athletic director at Dominguez High School in Compton, California has been found guilty at trial of misdemeanor child molestation. He originally ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Eiji Takara, a 36 year old Gardena resident shot a teenager in his driveway because he was frustrated that kids were using his property as a shortcut. The teenager survived and the property owner was ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
A school bus driver in Ventura county CA was arrested for driving under the influence while on the job with 31 students in the bus. The 53-year-old female bus driver was trying to make a U-turn on an ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
An Orange County school teacher was accused by the Orange County District Attorney's Office of sexual misconduct with teenage students. Marc Silberman, 27 of Anaheim is accused of sexually assaulting ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
A new California law now requires mandatory ignition interlock devices on motor vehicles owned and operated by motorists convicted of driving on a suspended license due to a previous alcohol-related ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
There has been a dramatic rise in theft crimes and robberies occurring at medical marijuana dispensaries in the Los Angeles area. A team of gunmen allegedly enter the dispensaries posing as customers, ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
The California Supreme Court held in the recent case of Superior Court v. Nguyen, that a juvenile who was adjudicated a ward of the court in Juvenile Court for a crime that would be considered a ...
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Posted on Jul 24, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
California, particularly Southern California, is a hot spot for drug importation and trafficking. International and interstate drug import and export leads to an increase in drug crime altogether, ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
A plea deal has been reached in the assault case against singer Chris Brown in the Los Angeles Criminal Court. Brown, 20, faced charges of assaulting his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna. Under terms of ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
In a ruling that sets new limits on school searches, the U.S. Supreme Court held Thursday that a school official in Arizona violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a 13-year-old girl by ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Under California law, Unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor (statutory rape) occurs when the victim is considered incapable of giving legal consent because they are under 18 years of age, even if ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Police have arrested a U.S. Marine Corps recruiter in Riverside County, California, on charges of felony pimping and kidnapping and are looking into whether he used sex with a 14-year-old girl to ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Police have arrested a U.S. Marine Corps recruiter in Riverside County, California, on charges of felony pimping and kidnapping and are looking into whether he used sex with a 14-year-old girl to ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
A Los Angeles County jury convicted Phil Spector of actress Lana Clarkson's murder last month, a year and a half after his first trial had ended in a mistrial after the jury had deadlocked, unable to ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
An Orange County, CA woman has been accused of using a false identity to obtain new breast implants from a plastic surgeon. Yvonne Jean Pampellonne, 30, nicknamed the 'Breast Implant Bandit', is now ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Police misconduct refers to objectionable and even illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties, which can lead to a miscarriage of justice. Some criminal ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
A former Santa Barbara County psychologist was convicted of sexual exploitation and other felony sex crimes and pleaded guilty Wednesday to a new felony allegation of sexual exploitation by a ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
searches without a warrant will now be considered unreasonable and illegal in most circumstances. The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that police need a warrant to search the vehicle of ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
California has recently enacted new stalking and criminal threats laws in order to give more protection to California school teachers. Through the enactment of new stalking and criminal threats laws, ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion six years ago. Spector, a music producer, reigned as the hit maker ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Annette Yeomans, 51, surrendered and was booked for investigation of grand theft and embezzlement. She was being held Saturday, March 07, 2009, at the San Diego County jail in lieu of $10 million ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was charged Wednesday with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk after a night out at a South Beach nightspot in Miami Beach, Florida. ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Kanye West has been charged with three criminal misdemeanor offenses. The musician faces charges of vandalism, battery and grand theft stemming from a run-in with a cameraman in the Los Angeles ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Numerous members of the "Manson Family" are seeking parole from California state prison after serving decades in prison for their notorious string of brutal murders. The followers of Charles Manson ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
If you ever you find yourself being questioned, arrested or taken into custody, no matter who you are or what the circumstances may be, your best defense is to remain silent, otherwise known as ...
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