On September 17, two women, both grandmothers, were carjacked at Detroit’s Motor City Casino according to a recent article at Mlive.com. The women, one from Sterling Heights and one from Clinton Township, were 68 and 78 years old respectively. Their names were not mentioned in the news article. The suspect,…
In 2006, Dallin D. Fort who is now 39 years old was found guilty of raping a relative who was 9 years old at the time the alleged rape occurred in 2003. Now, the Washington Court of Appeal’s Third Division has overturned Fort’s conviction and granted him a new trial.…
On Monday, September 14 three individuals were arrested after Dallas police searched what they called a ‘stash house’ in Mesquite where they allegedly found $94,000 in cash, hundreds of airline tickets, and pounds of marijuana. Police seized nearly 12 lbs. (5,400 grams) of marijuana from the home located near U.S.…
On Saturday evening September 19, 55-year-old Jose “Pepe” Diaz was stopped as he was riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Key West for doing 74 mph in a 30 mph speed zone, according to NBC Miami. Diaz, who is the Miami-Dade County commissioner, was arrested on Roosevelt Blvd. after his motorcycle…
A recent article at the Detroit News states that over the weekend, three drunk driving arrests were made in Macomb County; in addition, all three individuals had prior DUI convictions, and each had higher than usual BAC levels. An unnamed woman was first to be arrested for OWI after her…
Last week, a police officer with the Dumas Police Department in Arkansas was arrested for alleged drug conspiracy. According to several news sources 37-year-old James Ivory Edgerson, who has worked with the department for 14 years, is charged with drug conspiracy, a drug offense that could land him in prison…
On Sunday September 13, the driver of a NYC transit bus was arrested for DWI. Alexander Copeland, 52, was also charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle without owner’s consent, and reckless endangerment according to a recent article at the New York Post. It all began when several commuters along…
In 1998, Julie Jensen was found dead in the Pleasant Prairie home she shared with her husband, Mark Jensen, and their two children. Initially the death was thought to be a suicide, however in 2007 Mark Jensen was put on trial for first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly poisoning his wife…
Late last week, a 20-year-old Newark man was arrested after Delaware State Police found drugs and other items in his home. Police believe that Joshua Gaines, who lives in the 200 block of Smithmill Road, was selling marijuana and other substances after searching the home. Police began investigating Gaines after…
On Saturday, September 5 an Allegan man led sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in Van Buren County in Michigan after the man allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and was observed driving in a reckless manner, according to a news article at Mlive.com. The man’s name was…