Video shows Ariz. officer ramming suspect with carAn Arizona police chief is defending an officer who was recorded driving a cruiser diagonally across a street and slamming into an armed suspect walking along a sidewalk.Marana Police Chief Terry Rozema released dashcam videos of the violent Feb. 19 crash this week.Officer Michael Rapiejko crashed his car into Latino suspect Mario Valencia, 36, who police say fired a shot at officers. Valencia... [...]
Aaron Hernandez found guilty of first-degree murderFALL RIVER, Mass. – A jury found Aaron Hernandez guilty of murder in the first degree for the 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, ending forever his life of NFL fame and fortune.A Bristol County jury of seven women and five men deliberated for 36 hours over seven days before reaching a unanimous verdict on the former New England Patriots star. They said the murder rose to first degree due to... [...]
Hundreds of individuals charged with the crime of possession of drug paraphernalia every year. Most of these individuals have been college students or otherwise law abiding citizens. Many are stunned to learn that the maximum penalty for mere possession of drug paraphernalia in the State of Florida is one year in jail and a $1000 dollar fine, a first degree misdemeanor. See Florida Statute 893.147. Even more surprising for many is how vague... [...]
South Florida identity thieves are still using stolen identities to file fraudulent federal income tax returns and obtain lines of credit, but they're also getting more creative, federal and state authorities said Thursday.
Offenders are now using victims' stolen personal information to rip off unemployment and Social Security benefits and even claim state tax refunds from Ohio, Texas and Michigan, investigators said.
Fighting the crafty... [...]
Lottery scam that targeted seniors sends S. Fla. man to prison
A Broward man who admitted he was part of a Jamaican lottery scam that mostly targeted seniors in the U.S. was sentenced Friday to nearly six years in federal prison.
Mikhail Gorbachev George Williams, 26, admitted he handled more than $87,500 in wire and cash transfers from 21 elderly victims who were tricked into believing they had won a lottery or sweepstake.
Williams and... [...]
