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The 9th Circuit Court has explained that the Hermosa Beach ban on tattoo parlors is unconstitutional. The reasoning behind the decision is based on the recognition of the tattoo as being protected under the first amendment. The images or words placed by the tattoo artist can be based on a person’s life experiences, preferences or…

Video surveillance was presented to the jury in the case of Andrew Gallo, who is on trial for three counts of second degree murder, various enhancements for inflicting great bodily harm and one misdemeanor related to driving under the influence. In the video surveillance of a Covina bar, Gallo and his step brother Raymond Rivera…

Detectives in Moreno Valley have been working on finding who is responsible for the death of 17 year-old Norma Lopez. Her body was found five days after her family reported her missing on July 15, 2010. It was found in a field and showed signs of decomposition. One witness told authorities he saw a green…

Los Angeles Police Department is trying to piece together a mystery from decades ago. The bodies of two infants were found wrapped in newspapers from 1935 and 1937, in a trunk forgotten in a basement of a Westlake Apartment building. There are no signs of trauma on the bodies from an autopsy report; one is…

After twenty four years behind bars for second degree murder Anthony Perez was granted parole by the 4th District Court of Appeal in Orange County. His original review by the Board of Parole Hearings in November 2008 granted him parole but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger blocked his release in 2009. The governor believed that Perez was…

A ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeals in Orange County has declared that Douglas Schmitz’s guilty charge be reversed because of the illegal search of his car. Schmitz had three other passengers in his car when he was pulled over. The CHP officer thought he was lost and proceeded to ask for his…

Clarence E. Butterfield was convicted for the murder of his 21 year old daughter after her body was found in his motor home. The vehicle had been impounded due to Butterfield’s arrest in another matter and authorities found the body in the freezer of the motor home. The body had been in the freezer for…

A federal judge in San Francisco recently found that the ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional because it denied homosexuals equal treatment under the law and served no legitimate government purpose. A majority of Californians voted in favor of the ban so naturally many people were upset about the court’s decision. Supporters of the ban…

It was confirmed on Thursday, August, 12, 2010, by Sheriff Lee Baca that the remains of Mitrice Richardson were found in the Santa Monica Mountains. This was the missing person case from September 2009, where Sheriff’s officials had taken her in for failing to pay a restaurant bill, then released her at 1:00 a.m. with no ride…

Two suspects will face trial for the murder of multimillionaire Bill McLaughlin. The incident occurred in 1994 and police had suspected Nanette Packard, who was dating McLaughlin at the time and her lover Eric Naposki but there was not enough evidence to bring charges against them. According to the Orange County Register on December 15,…