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…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›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,…
Continue reading ›Authorities managed to arrest a group suspected of manufacturing and distributing Ecstasy pills. A federal grand jury indicted 15 men for either manufacturing or distributing or both. The organization was based out of the City of Industry and run by Jimmy Luong. Over the course of seven months officials found firearms, $500,000.00 in cash and…
Continue reading ›Huntington Beach continues its work toward maintaining a safe environment for residents and party-goers alike. It was revealed that the city had significantly high numbers when it comes to drunk driving. The city of 201,000 residents has the third most DUI drivers in the state according to an article in the Orange County Register. In…
Continue reading ›There have been allegations against two sisters from Los Angeles County of operating an unlicensed cosmetic clinic from their home. Several victims had reported that they had become ill after receiving fillers for their face or buttocks. In some cases the filler solidified causing infections according to a quote obtained by the Orange County Register.…
Continue reading ›In Westminster three suspects were apprehended for burglary. Police arrived at a residence as four individuals drove off, only to crash into a wall. Four people ran out of the car and three were caught by police. One of them was hiding in a backyard and when he refused to come out a police dog…
Continue reading ›Judge Kirk Nakamura started a program to avoid foreclosures in Orange County, “I wanted to see if we could keep people in their homes,” says the Judge. The program is modeled on a similar program in Philadelphia. A recent appellate decision says that if a lender does not follow a state law requiring that it…
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