A father and son in Pennsylvania were recently charged with harassing an attorney for former governor Sarah Palin. A Thompson Reuters article stated that the 47-year-old man and his 19-year-old son were indicted for making harassing interstate phone calls in early August 2011. The calls began after the attorney and Palin got a restraining order …
Toyota Sued by EEOC
The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently sued Fremont Toyota in federal court for an incident in which a general manager referred to four Afghan-American salesmen as “terrorists”. According to a recent San Francisco Appeal article, the lawsuit alleged the dealership violated US civil rights laws by allowing harassment of the salesman based on their …
Abandoned Shopping Carts Prompt Ordinance
Commissioners in the Delaware township of Haverford approved an ordinance that will regulate security and management of shopping carts, according to a recent article on the Delaware County News Network site. The ordinance declared abandoned, wrecked, lost or stolen shopping carts a potential hazard and public nuisance. The ordinance makes it illegal for a shopping …
Delivery Driver Faces Drug Charges
A FedEx employee was recently charged with drug possession with the intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a Times-Picayune story. The suspect worked as a delivery driver. Police arrested her for stealing marijuana that was being shipped to a New Orleans address. A search of her apartment later uncovered more marijuana. …
Deputy Faces Careless Driving Charges
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy was recently cited for reckless driving for his role in a motor vehicle accident that killed an Air Force reservist. According to the Colorado Spring Gazette, the deputy was charged with misdemeanor careless driving that resulted in a fatality. The charges came after a long investigation to determine whether the deputy’s …
Domestic Violence Abuse Can Turn Deadly
A 46-year-old Augusta woman is in jail for killing her boyfriend with a high-heeled shoe during a heated argument in their home, according to a recent WRDW-TV News story. Local investigators state that this was just the latest in a series of domestic violence incidents that resulted in a fatality, and they believe that in …
Domestic Violence Precedes Woman’s Murder
A 35-year-old California woman was recently killed by her estranged husband, reported the Santa Maria Times. The fatal shooting occurred during an argument between the two outside of a Santa Maria business near an intersection. The mother of five had endured 15 years of emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her husband, according …
Mother of Murdered Teen Urges Domestic Violence Victims to Speak Up
On the morning of December 10, 2009, an 18-year-old Indianapolis woman went to her boyfriend’s apartment. Later that day, her mother received a text from her–from her boyfriend’s cell phone. The text stated that her boyfriend broke her cell phone, took her keys, refused to give them back and would not let her leave. Her …
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
The Denver Business Journal recently reported that a former Children’s Hospital doctor pleaded guilty to 14 controlled substance counts under a plea deal. The 45-year-old man faces a four-year prison term and a fine of a quarter of a million dollars on each count. His sentencing is scheduled for October 2011. The former doctor had …
Suspect in deadly hit-and-run faces murder charge
A Golden man was recently charged with murder in the first degree, extreme indifference, vehicular homicide, leaving an accident scene, DUI and bail bond violation, according to 9News. The 28-year-old man is currently in jail awaiting his day in court. The accident occurred at the intersection of Wadsworth Boulevard and 58th Avenue. A tow truck …
Car Dealer Charged With Fraud
A recent Atlanta Chronicle story reports that a Georgia car dealer pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud and bank fraud. The dealer was involved in multiple schemes during the last decade while he sold cars in Atlanta. In 2004, the dealer applied for over $8 million in loans from a bank to fund …
Homeless Man Charged With Sexual Assault
A homeless man recently pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges stemming from two recent sex assaults that occurred near the Colorado State University Campus on January 23 and February 8, according to a recent Coloradoan story. Police and prosecutors stated that the assailant entered the apartments of his victims and sexually assaulted them. The …
Colorado Man Charged With Hate Crime
A Commerce City, Colorado man was charged with harassment, bias-motivated crimes and third-degree assault, according to a July 11 Summit Voice story. The man was arrested following a heated altercation between him and another passenger on a Summit Stage bus. The man made derogatory comments, exposed his buttocks and struck the passenger. While the ethnicity, …