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Oakland Resident Arrested for DUI, More After Allegedly Striking, Killing Man Outside his Car

Recently, 31-year-old Keri Cache of Oakland, CA was arrested after she allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian while driving under the influence. According to news reports, a 28-year-old man was struck by Cache as he was outside of his vehicle checking a tire. The victim reportedly careened down an embankment…

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Rochester Drug Bust Results in Major Drug Charges for Father & Two Sons

In December of last year, a “suspicious” FedEx package was intercepted by New York State Police officers; the package was reportedly addressed to a fictitious name, and contained more than 600 grams of heroin. Last week, search warrants were executed at the suspects’ residences and a storage unit suspected to…

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Michigan State Trooper Charged with DUI Back on Patrol After Accepting Plea Deal

In January of last year, Michigan State Police Trooper Sammy Seymour Jr. was pulled over while off duty in Ludington. He was initially charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and open intoxicant in a vehicle, however the judge dismissed the second charge because the beer can which would…

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Ypsilanti Township Man Pleads No Contest in Death of Man Attempting to Run Away Following Fight Over Woman

In August of last year, 33-year-old Martez Terrill Gardner of Ypsilanti Township reportedly shot a man at a Citgo gas station as the man was trying to run away after the men had become involved in an argument who one witness said was over a woman. Gardner was charged with…

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Louisiana Woman Crashes Vehicle, Deputies Find Drugs That Result in Arrest

On Valentine’s Day, a Heflin, LA woman was involved in a rollover crash that ultimately resulted in her arrest. According to a news article at the Minden Press-Herald, 54-year-old Pamela Doyle crashed her vehicle at the intersection of Tillman Church Rd. and Highway 371. A deputy with the Webster Parish…

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Rochester Judge Pulled Over on Way to Court, Arrested for Drunken Driving

Early Saturday morning February 13, 34-year-old Leticia Astacio was pulled over on Interstate 490 by New York State troopers. Astacio, who is a Rochester City Court judge, was arrested for drunken driving after she refused to take a breathalyzer test. News reports at Syracuse.com and CBS news revealed troopers were…

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Owner of Race Timing Business in Bloomfield Hills Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return

Recently, the owner of Simmco Data Systems, a company that was one of the first to use RFID for timing of track marathons, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. According to a press release issued by U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in…

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Prosecutor Dismisses Case Against Pinconning Man Facing Drug Charges

In December of last year, 24-year-old Jonathan J. Pilat was pulled over by Michigan State Troopers after he was spotted in a cemetery and troopers noticed upon him leaving that the license plate light on his vehicle was inoperable. Upon pulling Pilat over, troopers noticed a plastic baggie in Pilat’s…

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Appeals Court Overturns Conviction in Wire Theft Case

In 2014, Chad Colton Bass was convicted in Lewis County in Washington State on charges of first-degree trafficking in stolen property, second-degree burglary, and third-degree theft in connection with the stripping of recyclable metals from a power pole in Centralia. At trial, Bass testified that he believed the former owner…

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