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On one single afternoon last month, there were three shootings involving three teenage boys in the city of Santa Ana. That onset of violence and a recent “surge” in gang attacks have gotten police weary of the troublesome summer that lies ahead. Problems get worse in the summer since kids are out of school and…

The scene after the final game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, where the Lakers beat the Celtics 83-79, was one of mass chaos and destruction. Violence broke out shortly after the game ended. Crowds broke windows of storefronts, jumped on cars, set at least 15 small fires and threw objects at police…

On June 16, 2010, members of a tagging crew were arrested for doing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage over the last year. The vandalism included damage during the Lakers’ 2009 victory celebration. Members looted several retail establishments, smashed car windows and even vandalized police cars. At least 31 individuals were arrested after…

The painter Thomas Kinkade, was recently arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence(California Penal Code 23152(a)(b)). Kinkade’s popular paintings of American landscapes and cottages have graced the homes of many and made him into one of the most-collected artists in America. Kinkade was initially pulled over by California Highway Patrol for not having a…

The University of California at Irvine (UCI) located in Orange County California has suspended a Muslim student group from campus for one year. The basis for the suspension arose from multiple disruptions of a speech given by the Israeli ambassador to the United States by members of the Muslim Student Union (MSU), a Muslim student…

An appellate panel of Orange County Superior court recently ruled that photos and videos submitted by police were inadmissible as evidence in red-light ticket cases. Photo and video are considered hearsay because no officer actually saw the driver run the red light and the company that maintains the cameras did not testify in the case.…

Another city is joining in to support Arizona’s strict and controversial immigration-reform law. Arizona’s new law, SB 1070, allows local and state police to check a person’s immigration status “where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States.” Other Orange County cities are divided. Costa Mesa,…

Who can forget the infamous case of Amanda Knox, the young American girl sentenced to 26 years for brutally murdering her British roommate while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy? Well, an interesting twist has now developed in this sordid tale which may help Knox’s appeal. An Italian mobster currently serving time, has given a videotaped…

An Orange County driving instructor, Golamreza Namdara, just pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of lewd conduct He was sentenced to 3 years of informal probation and received 22 weekends in jail. Luckily, the offense doesn’t require him to register as a sex offender—a requirement most sexual offenses carry. Namdara’s charges stem from an incident…

Everyone knows from the many cop shows on TV that once a person is arrested and before they can be questioned by police they must be read their Miranda rights. Miranda refers to the 1966 case Arizona v. Miranda where the U.S. Supreme Court decided that statements may not be used against a Defendant if…