Earlier this week, a man was arrested in Helena on suspicion of the theft of a motor vehicle. Police were called regarding a man loitering in a parking lot in Helena with added complaints that he was involved in a verbal altercation with another man. Upon further investigation, law enforcement di...
In June of this year, Heather Locklear “was arrested booked on two counts of misdemeanor battery upon an officer and emergency personnel.” Earlier that same week, Locklear's family had called 911 because Locklear was threatening to kill herself. Heather was then taken to a hospital and put under ...
Child abuse charges in a New Mexico compound case have been dismissed on a technicality. The District Attorney's office failed to obtain a preliminary hearing within ten days; therefore, “Judge Emilio Chavez said that he had no choice but to release the three defendants,” who were all being held ...
In Thessaloniki, Greece, a 43-year-old man died from injuries sustained while allegedly committing a burglary. Law enforcement authorities in the city say that the man burglarized a sixth-floor warehouse where he stole a pneumatic drill, then attempted to escape through a window on the same floor...
Most people who are charged with DUIs are good people just out having a drink and assuming because he or she feels fine, then he or she is fine to drive. Unfortunately, "feeling fine" does not always mean you are legally able to drive. If your blood alcohol content is above .08%, then you are leg...
In September of last year, a Montesano man crashed head-on into another vehicle on Highway 101. A blood screen taken after the accident concluded that Kelly Landry had a combination of methamphetamine and THC in his system when he slammed into the other vehicle injuring two people, an elderly cou...
According to Italian authorities, a group of Sicilian gangsters is suspected of running an insurance fraud scheme in Palermo, Sicily. The gangsters are suspected to have recruited drug addicts, the mentally handicapped, and poor individuals to allow the men to crush their limbs, usually an arm or...
Recently, a kidnapping case outside of Atlanta made national news when the suspected kidnapper led police on a car chase through Marietta, Georgia that ended in a head-on collision with another vehicle. The kidnapping victim, who alleges that the suspect kidnapped and sexually assaulted her, esca...
One of the major battles in the fight for criminal justice reform relates to the reliability of eyewitnesses. For years, eyewitness accounts were treated as the gold standard for evidence in criminal cases. However, as science progressed we have learned a great deal about how eyewitness accounts ...
Luann de Lesseps is best known for her verbal altercations as a cast member of the Bravo reality show Real Housewives of New York. However, it was a drastically different type of altercation that led to her arrest and plea deal in a Florida courtroom. The altercation began with her trespassing in...
Things have gone from bad to worse for one former Snohomish County deputy prosecutor. Last week deputy prosecutor Chris Dickinson was fired following an arrest for drunken driving. Now, the former prosecutor is facing a criminal investigation for groping a co-worker. Snohomish County prosecutor M...
Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has a long history of lyrics that celebrate drugs, gang life, and prison. He is now living that life after being denied bail and treated as a flight risk while facing an assault charge. The underlying charge stems from an incident in Texas where 6ix9ine allege...
In a story that seems as if it was pulled straight from a horror movie, Halloween: Resurrection actors Daisy McCrackin and Joseph Capone were abducted and held for days following a home invasion. Both actors were eventually freed, and now three alleged perpetrators are behind bars. The chaotic i...
After months of questions following the beheading death of a woman in Camano Island, Washington, law enforcement officials have filed murder charges against the woman's boyfriend after her DNA was linked to the man's samurai sword. 33-year-old Jacob Gonzales has been wanted on an unrelated charge...
Former Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley was once elected to manage the oversight of how the state used its resources. Now, he has been sentenced for charges related allegations of fraud during the housing boom a decade ago. Altogether, Kelley was sentenced after his conviction for eight felo...
Actress Heather Locklear was arrested for two counts of misdemeanor battery on Sunday, June 24, according to police records. The arrest is the most recent in a series of legal problems for the actress best known for her role on Melrose Place. Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to two separate ca...
A suspect in the murder of controversial rapper XXXtentacion has been arrested in Florida according to Broward County Sheriff's Office officials. The suspect, 22-year-old Dedrick D. Williams, is being held without bond for the rapper's murder on June 18, 2018. The arrest occurred at approximately...
While driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime in all fifty states, every jurisdiction treats the crime differently. Some states have harsher sentences while others have steeper fines. Other states may have lower maximum penalties but higher minimums. An independent study compared the DU...
American teens are constantly immersed in social media. Over 70 percent of teens use more than one social media platform and spend an average of nine hours per day using some form of digital media. From cat pictures to viral articles, these teens regularly post and share about the things that int...
Wrongful conviction lawsuits aren't anything new for the city of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department. For years, the city has been paying out settlements in cases linked to former police commander Jon Burge. While the steady stream of those cases is drying up, Chicago is now facing more acc...
Clifford Harris Jr. – better known as rapper T.I. – was arrested outside the entryway into his gated community in the early hours of May 16, 2018. The musician was arrested for an altercation with the neighborhood security guard. T.I. claims the arrest was unlawful and based on racial animus. Ac...
When a wealthy Virginia businessman was reported missing by his wife on April 18, 2018, law enforcement leaped into action. An enormous team of federal and state investigators used helicopters, search dogs, and patrols to search the state of Virginia for any sign of 38-year-old Larry Price, Jr. E...
A Phoenix, Arizona woman is facing a broad array of charges after sending over 65,000 text messages to a man she met on a dating site. The texts, which numbered in the hundreds each day, often contained strange or threatening language. The 31-year-old woman, Jacqueline Ades, was charged on May 8...
Starbucks, one of America's best-known coffee giants, has changed their company policy regarding the use of their restrooms after being at the center of a racially-charged media firestorm last month. The change is designed to open up the use of the company restrooms to the public and avoid confro...
In December 2017, the Washington State Supreme Court enacted a one-of-a-kind evidentiary rule designed to encourage undocumented immigrants to participate in the justice system without fear of reprisal. Rule of Evidence 413, which makes the details of an individuals immigration status generally ...
