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Blog Posts in 2011

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Orange County Man Arrested after Masturbating to Porn in Public Library

Joseph Cormier of Laguna Beach was arrested for Lewd Conduct and Possession of Marijuana after a man reported that Cormier was masturbating and watching porn on a computer at a Laguna Beach public ...
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Orange County Man Kidnaps Pregnant Bank Employee, Forces Her to Rob Her Own Bank

An Anaheim man who forced a pregnant bank employee to steal cash from her own bank has been convicted of two counts of aggravated Kidnapping and three counts of Robbery . Charles Clements kidnapped an ...
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Conrad Murray Sentenced in Michael Jackson's Death

Dr. Conrad Murray has been sentenced to four years of incarceration after being found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter , which is the maximum punishment possible. Over a four-week case, prosecutors ...
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Jodie Foster's Father Facing 17 Counts of Grand Theft

Investors have accused Jody Foster's estranged father, Lucius Foster III, of bilking them out of more than $100,000 in a scheme to build modular homes. Foster is accused of conning 20 people to ...
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Los Angeles Fire Captain Arrested in Heroin Sting

A Los Angeles City Fire Captain, Matthew Phillipsen, was one of several people recently arrested in a sting operation for allegedly attempting to purchase heroin. The sting operation was conducted by ...
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Former CSI Star Gary Dourdan Arrested for Felony Battery

Former CSI star, Gary Dourdan, has been arrested and booked on charges of Felony Battery following an alleged domestic altercation at his California home. The actor was detained by police at his home ...
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Reduced Sentencing Law for Drug Crimes Involving Crack Cocaine

Retroactive changes in the sentencing law for Drug Crimes involving crack cocaine are now occurring as a result of the Fair Sentencing Act which was passed by Congress in 2010. This law lessened the ...
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Justin Bieber's Sex Accuser May Face Statutory Rape Charge

Mariah Yeater, the woman who claims Justin Bieber fathered her three-month-old baby in a backstage bathroom, is being investigated for committing Statutory Rape , because the singer was 16-years-old ...
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Conrad Murray Found Guilty in Michael Jackson's Death

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for causing Jackson's 2009 death by a powerful surgical anesthetic. The verdict against ...
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Burglary Suspects Arrested After Asking Their Victim for Help

Two burglary suspects were recently arrested after their get-away U-Haul truck became stuck in some dirt in a vacant lot next to the property they had just burglarized. A man happened to be walking ...
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Los Angeles Man Enters Guilty Plea in Rape and Body Hair Shaving Case

John Marshall, former Redondo Beach Police officer, was arrested in 2009 after allegedly drugging a friend, then raping him and shaving all his body hair. Marshall and his victim were acquaintances ...
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Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to Jail

Lindsay Lohan has been sent to jail, rehab, community service and counseling numerous times since her first arrest in 2007 for Driving Under the Influence . Recently, Lohan has been sentenced to 300 ...
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California Assemblywoman Arrested for Felony Grand Theft at Neiman Marcus

California Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi has been charged with Felony Grand Theft after Shoplifting at Neiman Marcus in San Francisco. Allegedly, Hayashi had been shopping at the store, and walked out ...
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Orange County Dance Instructor Arraigned for Sexual Assault of a Minor

Orange County dance instructor, Brandon Marriott, was arrested after the parents of one of his fifteen-year-old students discovered sexually explicit text messages that he had sent to the girl. ...
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Rapper Tone Loc Sentenced for Domestic Violence

Tone Loc, whose real name is Anthony Smith, was arrested in June, following a physical altercation with the mother of his child at an apartment complex in Burbank, California. Police also discovered ...
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Inglewood Rape Suspect Tracked Via Victim's Dropped Cell Phone

Charles Kelly was dressed in his security guard uniform when he offered a woman a ride, drove her to a parking lot and raped her at knifepoint. The victim managed to escape, and fled from the scene ...
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Former Playboy Playmate Gets Prison Time for Voluntary Manslaughter

Former Playboy Playmate, Victoria Rathgeb, was arrested after non-fatally shooting her husband in the back after a heated argument last year. Rathgeb was initially charged with Attempted Murder and ...
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First Conviction Under New California Cyber Impersonation Law

In January of this year, California passed a new state law making it illegal to Impersonate through Internet Web Site or by other Electronic Means. Los Angeles has recently seen its first conviction ...
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Los Angeles Child Predator Must Register as Sex Offender After Violating Parole

Eric Valentin of Los Angeles was convicted in 2009 of one felony count of sending harmful material to a minor and was sentenced to 16 months in state prison. He was released on parole in in August of ...
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Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography

Gary Cochran, a registered sex offender from Huntington Beach, California, recently plead guilty to making Child Pornography after he was arrested for filming an 8-year-old girl engaged in sex acts. ...
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Los Angeles Man Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine to Japan

TSA agents discovered five pounds of Methamphetamine hidden inside potato chip bags in a passenger's suitcase. The passenger, a 21-year-old Los Angeles resident, is now facing a federal felony ...
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Bling Ring Leader Pleads No Contest to Burglary

The Bling Ring first gained notoriety in 2009 when members of the theft gang were accused of robbing the homes of several celebrities including Orlando Bloom and Lindsay Lohan. Rachel Lee, the alleged ...
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Redmond O'Neal Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Possession

The son of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett, Redmond O'Neal, has been in trouble with the law before. He has been battling drug addiction since he was a teen and has been in and ...
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Los Angeles Woman Sentenced for Molesting Teen Godson

The operator of a South Los Angeles day-care center has been convicted of molesting her 13-year-old godson. Last December, Chelsea McClelland was arrested after police found her having sex with the ...
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"Girls Gone Wild" Founder Charged with Several Misdemeanors

"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis and his bodyguard have been charged with multiple misdemeanors, including false imprisonment, assault and impersonating a public officer, stemming from ...
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