On Tuesday July 21, a search warrant was served by the Cache-Rich Drug Task Force on a home located in Logan, Utah after it was suspected there were illegal drugs in the home located in the area of 300 North and 300 East, according to a news report at HJNews.com.…
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New Orleans Police Officer Arrested for Drunken Driving, Placed on Immediate Suspension
On July 26, 31-year-old Thomas Ripp was placed on emergency suspension from the New Orleans Police Department after crashing his unmarked police car while allegedly intoxicated in Lake Vista, according to several news reports. Ripp was assigned to the Homicide Division, and has been with the department for eight years.…
Dallas Man Charged with Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Following Police Chase
On Friday July 17, a 50-year-old man was arrested in the Dallas area following a police chase that resulted in drug charges. According to The Dallas Morning News crime blog, Jose Lopez led Mesquite police on a car chase after police spotted him near Belt Line Road and U.S. Highway…
Long Island Limo Crash Caused by Drunk Driver Ends in Tragedy as Four Bridesmaids Killed
On Saturday July 18, four women were killed and two other seriously injured in a crash involving a limo and a pickup truck, according to a news report at CBS News. The crash occurred in the North Fork of Long Island in Cutchogue; it is believed the driver of the…
Ferndale Man to Go to Trial on Charges of Felony Assault in Alleged Beating of Friend Over Electric Fan
In late June, 56-year-old Mitchell Moore of Ferndale was charged with assault with intent to cause great bodily harm less than murder when he allegedly beat a friend using a wooden table leg after the two became involved in an argument over an electric fan. According to an article at…
South Carolina Woman’s Appeal of 2012 Murder Conviction Denied
In 2012, Brenda Miles Bratschi of Columbia, SC was convicted of the 2004 murder of her estranged husband, Randy Bratschi. The Bratschi’s lived in a mobile home where the defendant allegedly buried her husband’s body under the home, leaving new owners of the property to find the skeletal remains five…
Georgia Man Arrested on Drug, Gun Charges after Patrol Officers Hear Loud Music
Recently, a 28-year-old Georgia man was arrested in Delaware after police in Bear were conducting property checks and came across the man as a result of hearing loud music. According to a news report at Delawareonline.com, Cordeiro McClain of Ellenwood, GA was in the area of the Sparrow Run neighborhood…
MSU Basketball Player Suspended Following DUI Arrest
Recently, an MSU basketball player who transferred to Michigan from West Virginia was suspended from the team indefinitely after being arrested for DUI. According to the Lansing State Journal, 21-year-old Eron Harris, originally from Indianapolis, is facing charges of refusing a preliminary breath test and OWI (operating while intoxicated). Harris’s…
Enrique Iglesias Scheduled to Appear in Court July 10 on Charges of Obstruction, Driving with Suspended License
A recent NBC Miami news article says that singer Enrique Iglesias is scheduled to appear in court on July 10 after he was charged with obstruction and driving on a suspended license on May 6. Iglesias was pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol in Miami-Dade County after he was spotted…
Four Arrested in Smithfield Township Drug Bust
On Thursday, July 2, four people were arrested after a search warrant was executed at a residence in Smithfield Township. The search warrant resulted from an investigation that started in 2014, and was executed by Pennsylvania State Police in conjunction with the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office and Monroe County…