From the smoking gun website, a Florida woman is arrested for aggravated battery after she stabbed her client for refusing to have sex with her! 22-year-old Shakieria Anquanette Shan Long was arrested by police earlieer this month for stabbing her client in the neck. His crime? Refusing her sexual advances…
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Super Bowl Champion Investigated by the Police
A police department in the state of Washington is investigating Seattle Seahawk running back Marshawn Lynch for assault and criminal mischief allegations. The local police were quick not to jump to conclusions. Per the police spokesman: “At this point, this is only an allegation. We haven’t even confirmed that he…
Father and two sons all arrested for DUI for same accident
Keeping it all in the family? Per a CBS website, a Vermont father and two sons were arrested for a DUI at the same accident scene. What started out as a day of fishing for a Vermont family ended up with three family members facing drinking and driving charges after…
Pinellas Park drug sting nets seven arrests
From BayNews9, a local mobile home park was the scene of several arrests involving drugs. After months of complaints about drug sales from local park residences, the Pinellas Park police department finally struck back. A monthlong police investigation netted seven arrests at Palm Village Mobile Home park on 66th street.…
Florida man arrested for obstruction, a few dozen beers later
While not the “crime of the century”, the TBT online reported how a night went from bad to worse for one local man… A New Port Richey man is facing charges of disorderly conduct after cursing and obstructing medical personnel at the Medical Center in Trinity. 34-year-old Matthew Margetko called…
5 Reasons Why Cyber Crime Threatens Global Security
Technology evolves at a rate that has law enforcement and justice officials continually striving to keep pace with emerging tech-based crimes. And as the flow and availability of personal information continue to accelerate, the value of information steadily rises, making it a modern day target for opportunistic criminals. Cyber-crime, for…
Facts about violent crimes in America
In 2010, the United States had to spend approximately $80 billion on the system of its prisons and jails which means the nation spent around $260 for each of its citizens. As per the statistics, 2.2 million Americans were in prison or jail in 2012, which is a bigger percentage…
Stopping for a garage sale, man picks up 9th DUI!
From a CBS affiliate, lucky number nine was anything but for Dale Gufoil… A simple stop at a nearby yard sale turned out to be his undoing. 51-year-old Gufoil was arrested on a multitude of charges including his ninth DUI! Last Sunday, police responded to a yard sale after reports…
Hope Solo arrested again…
Last time we wrote about soccer star Hope Solo, it was as a victim of domestic violence. Now it is her turn to be a criminal suspect. From CBS news online, Olympic soccer star Hope Solo was arrested for assault and domestic violence this week against her 17-year-old nephew and…
St. Petersburg man arrested for cooking meth on the beach…
From your local news station wtsp, a local man was arrested for his improvised BBQ at the beach… Instead of a cookout on father’s day that included hamburgers and hotdogs, one local man decided to add a bit more punch to his grill. PCSO deputies arrested 24-year-old Charles Tapp after…