Recently, Darrell Brooks, a Gulfport, MS resident, lost his appeal of his murder conviction for the fatal shooting of 29-year-old David Shivers Jr. in December of 2009. Brooks was convicted in 2011 for the shooting of Shivers, who died in his home. He was sentenced to life in prison without…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an effort that began in the 1970’s and progressed over the decades after women in England protested the violence they encountered as they walked the streets after dark. These marches were known as “Take Back the Night,” and as word spread, the protests against…
On the afternoon of Sunday, March 29, Terry Pinckney was pulled over for speeding in Hephzibah, GA where he is a teacher at Glenn Hills Middle School. According to news reports, upon pulling Pinckney over on Hwy 25 near Wilson Rd., the officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana. The…
On Friday, March 27, 34-year-old Mitchell Majewski of Mishawaka, IN was arrested on DUI and child endangerment charges in Decatur Township after sheriff’s deputies with the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department witnessed a vehicle weaving in a traffic lane at about 7:30 p.m. The sheriff’s deputies noticed the vehicle drifting…
On Monday, March 23, 64-year-old Kutub Mesiwala of Bloomfield Hills pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, according to a recent news article at Mlive.com. Mesiwala was allegedly involved in a scheme in which he exploited Medicare by referring patients to a home health agency located in Detroit…
Last week, two men were killed in a crash involving Pedro Abad Jr., a six-year veteran police officer with the Linden Police Department in New Jersey. Abad was allegedly driving the wrong way on the West Shore Expressway in Staten Island when he caused an accident that left Frank Viggiano,…
Recently, a man who was using a motor home to transport and sell cocaine and heroin “flipped” on his customers after he was caught by authorities transporting the drugs. While the drug dealer’s name was not revealed in an article at the Baltimore Sun, nine men were charged in the…
On Saturday, March 21, two motorists in Rockville Centre near Long Island crashed into each other on Merrick Boulevard, according to a recent news article at Newsday. The two drivers were 38-year-old Melody Thompson of Valley Stream, and 34-year-old Peter Serra of Oceanside. Both were charged with driving while intoxicated…
On Sunday, March 15, 24-year-old Caleb Moore, son of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, was arrested for alleged drug possession at the scene of an attempted break-in, according to a news article at Al.com. Moore was charged with marijuana possession, and possession of a controlled substance. He claims the accusations…
On Friday March 13, motorists were both frightened and alarmed as a women who appeared to be drunk weaved and swerved through the Holland Tunnel during rush hour, her tires striking the curb in the underwater tunnel that leads to Jersey City. According to an article at the New York…