Blog Posts in July, 2011
Posted on Jul 28, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
L.A. Now reports LAPD and prosecutors said they're trying to figure out whether to file criminal charges after a "near-riot" on Hollywood Boulevard during the "Electric Daisy Carnival Experience" ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
The Daily Pilot reports a string of car thefts took place Saturday morning, July 16, 2011 by two local teenagers in Orange County, California. Police said at just before 3 a.m., a 16-year-old Costa ...
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Posted on Jul 17, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
The Los Angeles Times reports the criminal records system California relies on to stop child abusers from working at schools and violent felons from buying guns is so poorly maintained that it ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
The LA Times reports United States Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole sent a June 29, 2011 memo to federal prosecutors about "multiple large-scale, privately-operated industrial marijuana ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
The Los Angeles Times reports a retired Riverside police detective was arrested Friday, July 8, 2011 on suspicion of child molestation for allegedly abusing a child in 2003. The accused is now 73 ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
A July 3, 2011 LA Times article reported the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 16.3% of all drivers nationwide at night were on various legal and illegal impairing drugs, half ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
The LA Times reports a growing number of Los Angeles police officers who have used excessive force, driven while intoxicated , falsely imprisoned people or committed other serious misconduct are being ...
Continue reading "LAPD officers can get 3 or 4 DUIs before getting fired: Chief blames it on the Union" »
Posted on Jul 2, 2011 By Gold, Leftwich & Wagner
The July 4, 2011 holiday weekend begins. Law enforcement is on the hunt for drunk drivers. Cops are looking to arrest as many people as possible. To catch drunk drivers DUI Sobriety Checkpoints will ...
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