Blog Posts in October, 2008
Posted on Oct 31, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Federal Child Sex Trafficking Sting Nets 650 Nearly 650 people were arrested around the country earlier this week as part of a federal investigation into prostitution and child sex trafficking. More ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Corruption Trial Of Former Sheriff Underway The corruption trial of former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona began this week, with federal prosecutors attempting to paint Carona as a greedy ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Don Cornelis To Face Domestic Violence Charges Soul Train creator and television personality Don Cornelius was arrested earlier this month on felony domestic assault charges. According to Los Angeles ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2008 By Eileen Peck
18-Year LA County Employee Charged With Gas Theft According to Los Angeles County prosecutors, a long-time Los Angeles County employee has been charged with stealing more than 5,000 gallons of ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Former NFL Kicker To Stand Trial For Rape A judge in the Pomona Superior Court ruled late last week that former Los Angeles Rams kicker Tony Zendejas will stand trial on two counts of rape and two ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2008 By Eileen Peck
DA Files Vehicular Manslaughter Charges Against Diabetic Driver The District Attorney in Santa Clara County has filed misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against a driver who killed two college ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Twenty One Arrested In Internet Sex Sting Twenty one men from three states were arrested in an Internet sex sting in Grand Rapids, MI last weekend. The men ranged in age from 20 to 65, and included a ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Federal Agents Arrest Suspected Gang Members Federal agents in Southern California and five other locations conducted raids yesterday to arrest nearly 80 members of the Mongols motorcycle gang. Those ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2008 By Eileen Peck
West Covina Woman Sentenced On Prostitution Charges A West Covina woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of conspiring to use interstate commerce to ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Former UCLA Employee Indicted In Cadaver Sales Scheme Henry Reid, formerly the director of UCLA's Willed Body Program pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal body parts over a five-year period. Mr. Reid ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2008 By Eileen Peck
San Luis Obispo County Pair Arrested In Investment Fraud Scheme A San Luis Obispo mother and her son were arrested this week following an investigation into fraud allegations connected to the ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Actor, Son Charged With Felony Drug Possession Actor Ryan O'Neal, 67, and his son Redmond, 23, were charged with felony drug possession after police searched their home in Malibu in September. The ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Orange County Man Arrested In Wescom Robbery An Orange County man has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Wescom Credit Union branch. The branch, located on West Chapman, was robbed on ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2008 By Eileen Peck
AFT Announces Arrests Of 22 Alleged Gang Members Last week, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms announced the arrests of 22 individuals allegedly linked to the Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips street ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2008 By Eileen Peck
LA City Commissioner Sentenced On Embezzlement, Bribery Charges A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has sentenced former Los Angeles city commissioner Leland Wong to five years in prison and ordered to ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2008 By Eileen Peck
LA Man To Face Charges In Arson Death Of Fortune Teller A Los Angeles man was arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on charges of murder , arson and causing an explosion in the firebombing death of ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Federal Indictments Handed Down In Casino-Cheating Investigation A federal grand jury in San Diego handed down indictments against eleven people accused of conspiring to cheat a number of casinos ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Proposition 5 Could Change State's Approach To Drug Offenses This November, California voters will consider Proposition 5, a measure that reduces the incarceration of non-violent drug offenders and ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2008 By Eileen Peck
LA County Sheriff's Deputy Charged In Assault On Wife, Lover A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy who has been with the department for 10 months, has been charged in an assault on his wife and the ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2008 By Eileen Peck
LA County Man Held For Attempted Murder, Robbery, Carjacking Authorities in Southern California have charged a man arrested at Disneyland last month with nine felonies after linking him to a 10-city ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Thirteen Defendants Face Federal And State Drug Charges Last month, US Attorney Thomas O'Brien announced the arrests of 13 people with connections to an alleged drug trafficking ring and street gang ...
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Posted on Oct 2, 2008 By Eileen Peck
Seal Beach Police Sued In Medical Marijuana Arrest A Seal Beach, CA man filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Seal Beach Police Department, alleging that his fifty marijuana plants were seized and ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2008 By Eileen Peck
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Domestic violence and spousal abuse are receiving special attention in California during the month of October, as part of Domestic Violence Awareness ...
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