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Norwegian Engineer Fined For Not Having A Bomb While Passing Through Airport Security Checks

Posted on June 07, 2008
EDINBURG, NORWAY - A Norwegian engineer who protested that he “didn’t have a bomb” while going through airport security checks has been fined Ł650. Kjell Bjoennes, 52, became upset when asked to remove his belt as he passed through the security area at Edinburgh Airport on Thursday...

Texas District Court Judge Jack Skeen Jr. Sentences 17 Year Old To 8 Years In Prison For Threatening Phone Call To Rival High School - Our Tax Dollars At Work

Posted on June 07, 2008
TYLER, TEXAS - A 17-year-old who phoned his rival high school on a school bus and threatened to open fire on students has been sentenced to eight years in state prison. An attorney for Terrance Taylor said Saturday he was surprised by the sentence and had recommended probation for his client, who was a junior at [...

Bergenfield New Jersey Police Officer John Casper Honored For His Bahamas Stupidity

Posted on June 07, 2008
BERGENFIELD, NEW JERSEY ? Borough Police Officer John Casper, recovering from a gunshot wound suffered while trying to stop a robbery in the Bahamas last month, met with Caribbean law enforcement officials and members of his own department today at Borough Hall...

Former Swampscott Massachusetts Police Officer Thomas Wrenn Expect To Plead Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

Posted on June 07, 2008
SWAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS - A former Swampscott police officer arrested on drug charges in March is scheduled to plead guilty next week to charges of distributing both Percocet and cocaine, according to court records. Thomas Wrenn, 37, of Nahant was charged last month in a superseding complaint with possession with intent to distribute both oxycodone, the active [...

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Former New Hampshire Lawyer Gurrie Fandozzi Sentenced To Just 15 Years In Prison After Beating His 7 Month Old Son - 26 Broken Bones

Posted on June 07, 2008
BRENTWOOD, NEW HAMPSHIRE ? A Windham father will spend at least 15 years in prison for what a judge called one of the worst cases of child abuse ever seen by police and prosecutors. Gurrie Fandozzi, 42, a former lawyer, was sentenced yesterday to 15 to 30 years in state prison for cracking six of his [...

Minneapolis Minnesota Criminalizes Idling Cars

Posted on June 07, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor R.T. Rybak approved changes Friday, to the city?s vehicle idling ordinance that aims to reduce air pollution. The ordinance limits most vehicle idling to three minutes, except in traffic...

Park Ridge New Jersey Police Officer Capt. Craig Coughlin Arrested, Suspended, Charged With Stalking And Terroristic Threats

Posted on June 07, 2008
PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY - A Park Ridge police captain has been placed on administrative leave amid stalking and terroristic threat charges, police said. Craig Coughlin, 39, was arrested May 18 after his girlfriend filed charges against him. Municipal Judge Dennis Lahiff found probable cause to issue a complaint against Coughlin, Chief Joseph Madden said today...

Baltimore Maryland Police Officer Charles Hagee Placed On List Of Known Liars - Dozens Of Criminal Cases Dropped

Posted on June 07, 2008
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Baltimore prosecutors have dropped dozens of criminal cases after a defense attorney discovered that the officer who helped arrest his client had once been suspended for trying to handle a domestic violence call in which he was the suspect...

Group Sues Plainfield New Jersey Landlord That Rents To Wetbacks Under Federal RICO Statutes

Posted on June 07, 2008
PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY - A group opposed to illegal immigration is using federal anti-corruption laws to sue a New Jersey property manager for allegedly renting apartments to undocumented immigrants. The Immigration Reform Law Institute is suing Plainfield-based Connolly Properties, under the RICO statute, arguing that the company steers illegal immigrants into its buildings believing they will [...

Creston Iowa Police Chief James Alan Christensen And Assistant Chief John W. Sickels Arrested, Charged With Raping Bartender At Country Club

Posted on June 07, 2008
CRESTON, IOWA - Creston’s two highest-ranked police officers were charged Friday in the alleged rape of a bartender in April at a local country club. Police Chief James Alan Christensen and Assistant Chief John W. Sickels surrendered to Iowa Department of Public Safety officers in Des Moines...

Chicago Illinois Police Officer Joseph A. Grillo Arrested, Charged In Insurance Fraud Scam

Posted on June 07, 2008
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - A Chicago police officer and a towing company owner were charged in an insurance fraud scheme on Thursday, after CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman exposed “The Accident Chasers.” Zekman first reported last year about Jim “Meatball” Athans and his company Collision Towing, located at 4216 W...

Homewood Illinois Attorney Jeffrey Luckett Worked Long Hours, Sometimes 40 Hours In A Single Day - At Least According To Him

Posted on June 07, 2008
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission is seeking punishment, including possible disbarment, for a south suburban who allegedly once submitted a bill for a 40-hour work day. Attorney Jeffery Luckett of Homewood defends indigent people in juvenile and child protection cases, and he is now accused of allegedly overbilling Cook County in [...

Hero To Zero: Gurnee Illinois Police Officer Jay Simon Arrested, Charged With Child Molestation

Posted on June 07, 2008
GURNEE, ILLINOIS - Gurnee police announced Friday afternoon the arrest of one of their own on predatory criminal sexual assault charges. Highly decorated Officer Jay Simon, was arrested at the Gurnee Police Department without incident about 12:25 p.m...

After Drunken Wreck, Cook County Illinois Judge Sheila McGinnis’ Case Won’t Be Heard In Her Courthouse

Posted on June 07, 2008
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - A Cook County judge won’t have to appear in her own courthouse when she stands trial on drunken driving charges. Judge Sheila McGinnis will have a hearing at a courthouse in suburban Markham, instead of at her own courthouse in Bridgeview...

Illinois State Police Routinely Ignore Judges Orders To Expunge Criminal Records

Posted on June 07, 2008
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - A Cook County judge is threatening the Illinois State Police with criminal contempt of court for routinely disobeying his orders to expunge criminal records. Judge Ronald Riley is calling state police an “arrogant organization” for not expunging records as ordered by the court...

Polk County Florida Public Defender’s Program Faces Deep Budget Cuts, Lawyers Caseloads Exceed All Known Standards

Posted on June 07, 2008
BARTOW, FLORIDA - Faced with brutal budget cuts, Public Defender J. Marion Moorman said he can no longer provide enough lawyers to staff the branch courthouses in Winter Haven and Lakeland. Moorman sent a letter Friday to Chief Judge J. David Langford to explain his dilemma...

Federal Lawsuit Charges Crazed San Diego California Road Rage Shooting Police Officer Franklin White With Shooting 8 Year Old Boy Passenger In Car - Also Shot His Unarmed Mother

Posted on June 07, 2008
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - The lawyer for an 8-year-old boy shot by an off-duty San Diego police officer during a traffic dispute in March filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming police were inadequately trained and disciplined. The complaint was filed in federal court against Officer Franklin White, San Diego’s police chief William Landsdowne, the police department and [...

Portland Oregon Police Memorial Site Chosen For Barack Obama Campaign Porta-Potties

Posted on June 07, 2008
PORTLAND, OREGON ? Police officers in Portland, Oregon, are still waiting for an apology from Barack Obama after campaign staffers of his recent rally in Portland, Oregon, setup porta potties directly on top of the Portland Police Memorial, which honors the agency?s 25 fallen police officers...

Coopertown Tennessee (Speed Trap Town ) Police Had No Jurisdiction On Interstate, Wrote Tickets Anyway

Posted on June 07, 2008
COOPERTOWN, TENNESSEE - A Midstate judge dismissed a traffic ticket after he discovered that the town didn’t have the authority to issue tickets on Interstate 24. On May 1, a Coopertown police officer cited Jeff Davis on Interstate 24 for following his unmarked car too closely...

Austin Texas Police Officer Aaron York Fired For Lying, Hiding Patrol Car Video

Posted on June 07, 2008
AUSTIN, TEXAS - An Austin police officer was fired for reporting inaccurate and false arrest information, according to a memo issued Friday. The memo said Officer Aaron York incorrectly reported that a suspect arrested for public intoxication violently kicked him while resisting arrest...

Veteran New Haven Connecticut Police Officer Anthony Maio Charged After Sexually Assaulting Two Women

Posted on June 07, 2008
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT - Two college students claimed a New Haven police officer arrested earlier this week on sexual assault charges groped them in the bathroom of a bar while on duty, according to an arrest affidavit. Officer Anthony Maio, a 13-year veteran, was charged with two counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree and [...

Chesapeake Virginia Man Faces Questionable Capital Murder Charge For Defending His Home During Drug Raid - Police And Prosecutors Keeping Information Secret

Posted on June 07, 2008
CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA - Two cases. Two very different sets of circumstances. The same charge: capital murder. There is only one tragic similarity in the incidents that landed Ryan Frederick and Thomas A. Porter in jail for killing police officers in Chesapeake and Norfolk, respectively...

Anderson County South Carolina Magistrate Judge Mike Smith And Sheriff’s Detective Gene Brock Arrested, Charged After Sports Bar Brawl

Posted on June 07, 2008
ANDERSON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - An Anderson County magistrate judge and an Anderson County sheriff?s detective have found themselves facing assault charges in relation to a barroom brawl that occurred early Sunday morning in Williamston. Judge Mike Smith, 45, of Pelzer was charged by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division with one count of simple assault [...

Crack Dealing Kendleton Texas Fire Chief Dannie Connor Arrested At Fire Department As SWAT Team Raids His Home

Posted on June 07, 2008
KENDLETON, TEXAS - At 6 a.m. sharp Friday, Fort Bend County Narcotics detectives surrounded the Kendleton Fire Department, looking for the fire chief. And in less than a minute, Chief Dannie Connor was found, handcuffed and placed into the back of a patrol car...

Military Officers Representing U.S. Torture Victims In Guantanamo Kangaroo Court Proceedings To Investigate Why The Victims Were Allowed To Speak

Posted on June 07, 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CUBA ? U.S. military officers responsible for defending Guantanamo detainees said they will investigate why five men accused in the Sept. 11 attacks were allowed to talk among themselves at their arraignment, allegedly pressuring one of the defendants to reject his lawyers...

Douchebag Westport Connecticut Police Cite Girl For Riding Her Pony To To School - School Officials “Ordered” Her Arrest

Posted on June 07, 2008
WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT - A high school senior who brought her pony to school Friday morning, partly as a prank, partly to protest high gas prices, was charged with breach of peace after school administrators called police. Sarah Friedson, 17, walked her chocolate-colored pony, Cocoa, to Staples High School, to celebrate her last day of school, holding [...

The McDonalds Cop: Clearwater Florida Police Officer Matthew Parco Quits After Being Caught In String Of Lies, Database And Taser Weapon Misuse - Previously Arrested Elderly Woman Waiting In Drive-Thru For Fries

Posted on June 07, 2008
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA - The Clearwater police officer who arrested a 76-year-old woman on charges she blocked the drive-through lane at a McDonald’s was cleared of wrongdoing in that case, but later resigned while under investigation in an unrelated matter...

Houston Texas Police Officer Thomas Lam In Court After His Arrest For Terroristic Threat In Parking Lot Rage Incident

Posted on June 07, 2008
HOUSTON, TEXAS - A Houston police officer faced a judge for the first time Friday morning after allegedly making a terroristic threat. Authorities say Officer Thomas Lam was off-duty last weekend when he and a friend got into a fight with a couple over a parking space...

$206K Claim Charges Denton Texas Police With Euthanizing Couple’s Dog

Posted on June 07, 2008
DENTON, TEXAS - A couple whose dog was mistakenly euthanized wants the city to pay $206,000 for the loss, future breeding opportunities and emotional pain. Shawn Snider and Beth Bayless-Snider say they arrived to pick up their 3-year-old black Labrador mix on May 15 and found out a worker had killed it that morning...

Dallas County Texas District Attorney Craig Watkins Accepted Thousands In Gifts For Department

Posted on June 07, 2008
DALLAS, TEXAS - Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is facing ethical and legal questions. He acknowledges receiving thousands of dollars worth of tickets for airlines and sporting events which he says went to his staff. The problem is with several letters that were sent to corporations, from the district attorney’s office, asking for gift donations [...

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